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DAVID’S TRUST IN GOD AFFIRMED
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25
1 Samuel 29

Psalm 109:26 -31

 

“Help me, O LORD my God:

O save me according to thy mercy.”

 

DAVID’S TRUST IN GOD AFFIRMED
 
David had taken refuge in the land of the Philistines to escape capture and death in the hands of King Saul. He had taken this step as a last resort because he was in real danger. He was conversant in military and diplomatic matters. He had six hundred men with him as his army. These men also had their families with them.
 
While he was in that land, the Philistines went to war against Israel. There was constant war between Israel and the Philistines. Raiding enemy nations and taking spoils from them were part and parcel of war. That was the main bone of contention. When a nation gained control over a weaker nation, they would confiscate their possessions and put them under tribute. The Philistines were the aggressors in the current war. They prepared an army for war with Israel. 1 Samuel 29 depicts King Achish mobilising his army, gathering them in companies of hundreds and thousands. David and his six hundred men followed the servants of Achish. The Philistine king had no problem with David joining him in the war. He simply saw him as a loyal servant. Thus, Achish accepted the presence of David in the war.
 
David joined them in order to assure Achish that he was loyal to him. This was a dilemma for David because in his heart he recognised Saul as the legitimate king of Israel. At the same time, he had pledged loyalty to Achish.
 
The Philistine princes, however, saw the inclusion of David differently. They urged their king to send David away from the battlefront. Thus, David was forced to go back. As a result, he did not have to fight King Saul, who was God’s anointed.
 
THOUGHT: God never ceases to be our sufficiency.

PRAYER: Father, may my trust in Thee always stand.

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