[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Life lessons from King David (2)

Read: 1 SAMUEL 22-24

Meditation verse:

“And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone  who was discontented gathered to him. So, he became captain over them. And  there were about four hundred men with him”.

David was also a great leader. Whilst in the cave of Adullum, people who were  broke, discontented, and tired of life came to him. These were the dregs of  society; he became captain over them. When these men were mentioned later in the bible, they were referred to as David’s mighty men. He had mentored and  transformed them into great warriors who were skilled, determined and  physically fit. 

He was a generous King who gave willingly to those he led and to God. Once  whilst returning from recovering all that the Amalekites stole from them, the  men with him argued that the spoils should not be given to those who were too  tired to go to war. David’s response was “my brethren, you shall not do so with  what the Lord has given to us, who has preserved us and delivered into our hand  the troop that came against us. For who will heed you in this matter? But as his  part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays with the  supplies, they shall share alike” (1 Samuel 30:23-24). He also sent some of the  spoil to the elders and his friends.  

When he sought a threshing floor to offer burnt offerings to God and was  offered one, free of charge, he refused saying “no, but I will surely buy it from  you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which  costs me nothing”. He bought the threshing floor and oxen for fifty shekels of  silver. When he messed up with Uriah’s wife, he was quick to own up to his sin and ask God for mercy, devoting a chapter of the book of psalms as a cry for  mercy. 

Our assignments may not be pretty, but whoever God send our way, we must  be willing to serve with all that we have. We may fail and stumble from time to  time, but when we do, we must be quick to get back on track and make it right. Awesome lessons from King David.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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