The tambourine as an instrument created by G-d.

• You were in Eden, the garden of G-d; every precious stone was your covering: the sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels (tambourines) and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created. (Ezek. 28:13 KJV)

The tambourines in warfare.

• And every blow of the rod of punishment, which the L-rd will lay on him, well be with tambourines and lyres; and in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight them. (Isa 30:32 NASV)

The tambourines used for Praise and Worship.

• And Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing. (Ex. 15:20)
  
• Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the L-rd with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with tyres, harps, tambourines, castanets and cymbals. (2 Sam. 6:5)
  
• And David and all Israel were celebrating before G-d with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and with trumpets. (I Chron. 13:8)
  
• They have seen Thy procession, O G-d, the procession of my G-d, my King, into the sanctuary. The singers went on, the musicians after them, in the midst of the maidens beating tambourines. (Ps. 68:24-25)
  
• Raise a song, strike the timbrels, the sweet sounding lyre with the harp. (Ps. 81:2)
  Let them praise His name with dancing; let them sing praises to him with timbrel and lyre. (Ps. 150:4)
  
• Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. (Ps. 150:4)

Other Scriptures that refer to the tambourine.

• Genesis 31:27
• I Samuel 10:5
• Jeremiah 31:4
• Judges 11:34
• I Samuel 18:6