Title: King David / 1 Samuel 16: 6-13
Content Title: King David / 1 Samuel 16: 6-13
1. David Chosen as King from a Shepherd
After receiving the word of God, Samuel went to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem to 'forsake King Saul' and establish a new king.
At first, Samuel saw Jesse's eldest son Eliab and considered him to be chosen as king, but God chose David, saying, "Do not look at the appearance or height. A man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
David was a man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22).
So what made it so?
(1) He was a man of faith.
All of the psalms are songs of faith. Among them, David's psalms are the most proving that David is a man of faith. In particular, the victory over Goliath even at a young age was due to his faith in the name of God (1 Samuel 17:45-47).
(2) He was a man of obedience.
God wanted Solomon to be “obedient like David.”
(3) He was a man of repentance.
When David sinned, he listened to Nathan's advice and repented with tears.
2. David Grows Through Adversity
David's adversity began after his victory over Goliath. From this point on, Saul became jealous of David and even tried to kill him several times.
Nevertheless, David's faith and courage earned the respect and love of many people. There were the friendship of Saul's son Jonathan, the love of his daughter Michal, the help of Abigail, etc. Above all, God's help was enough to make him a great leader in faith despite constant crises and hardships.
Psalm 23, which represents his faith, has become a favorite recitation of anyone to this day.
After overcoming ten years of hardship after receiving the anointing, David became king of Judah in Hebron, where he lived for seven and a half years, and then became the ruler of the unified kingdom.
During his 40 years of reign, he used Jerusalem as the center of worship as a domestic policy to achieve unity between the Church and the Church. In his foreign policy, he became a holy soldier who built the foundation of the country on a rock by defeating the enemy and strengthening diplomacy.
David later became the ideal king of Israel. For this reason, when the people of Israel were waiting for the 'Messiah', they were called "Son of David" and "King like David" (Isaiah 9:7, Ezekiel 34:23,24, 37:24, etc.).
3. David's Humanity
Although David could have killed Saul twice while being pursued by Saul, he left this to God to deal with it.
When David killed his loyal servant Uriah and took his wife, he took Nathan's advice and repented of this.
David, who wanted to go to war with only the number of people, without thinking about God's power because he took a census to prepare for war, realized that he had committed a great sin against God and received God's chastisement.
After David became king, even though he suffered so much from Saul, he found Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, Saul's grandson, and took good care of him, so he forgot his enemies and returned his favor.
David was a believer, a politician, a poet, and a soldier.