In the enjoyment of God in the city, God is our refuge (Psa. 46:1), our retreat (Psa. 46:7), and our guide. This enjoyment of God is through Christ, in Christ, and with Christ, and it is experienced in the universal church as the Body of Christ and in the local churches as the expressions of the Body.
The Psalms indicate that we first need to experience Christ. Then Christ will lead us to the local church to enjoy God (Psa. 23:6). When the church as the house of God is enlarged and strengthened, it becomes the city — the kingdom for God’s ruling and reigning (Matt. 16:18-19). In the church as the house we enjoy God in the aspect of His dwelling. In the church as the city we enjoy God in the aspect of His ruling and reigning.