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DAVID WAS DELIVERED
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
1 Samuel 22

Psalm 34:1-10

 

“I sought the LORD,
and he heard me, and

delivered me from all my fears.”

 

DAVID WAS DELIVERED
 
King Saul had his spies everywhere. David spotted one at Nob. It was then that the priest gave him the sword of Goliath whom David had slain. David took it and was armed with it. He had to quickly get away from Nob to avoid any danger. He knew that Doeg, “an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul” (1 Sam 21:7), would report to the king and his whereabouts would be exposed. The presence of Doeg was bound to trigger unpleasant events. He had to think quickly of his next move.
 
David then took refuge in Gath with King Achish. It was not an easy decision for David to flee to Gath, a city of the Philistines. It was not a friendly nation to Israel, but David took the risk and caused the servants of Achish to be suspicious. They knew of the praise (above King Saul) that was accorded to David in Israel. They said that David was the king of the land. Thus, they assumed that he was on a spy mission. David heard what they said and became afraid. He reacted quickly and feigned madness. His reaction to fear was recorded in 1 Samuel 21:13-14: “And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?” This was the measure he took to get out of trouble. He was in his right mind, but he used his human wisdom to escape danger. At that time, he composed Psalm 34. (Abimelech in the title of Psalm 34 referred to Achish.)
 
David had to flee from Saul who was determined to get rid of him. God protected David.
 
THOUGHT: Trust the Lord for protection from any danger, and live righteously.
PRAYER: Father, grant me peace of mind as I walk in Thy strait and narrow path.

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