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DAVID’S PLAN TO DEFEAT THE REBELLION
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
2 Samuel 15

James 4:5-10

 

“Humble yourselves
in the sight of the Lord,

and he shall lift you up.”

 

DAVID’S PLAN TO DEFEAT THE REBELLION
 
David had all the professionals of that time, and furthermore, he was a war professional himself. He had experienced enough of such flights under Saul. More importantly, in addition to his qualities, David was a man of prayer. He did not make any move without seeking the Lord.
 
In his plan, he enlisted the help of Zadok the priest. Thus, in addition to appealing to the Lord, he told the priest to take back the Ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. He also included all the priests in his plans along with informants. In the eyes of the general public, the king was humiliated, but David kept his eyes on God. He wept publicly as he fled, but God was with him.
 
Ahithophel, who was David’s chief counsellor, was seen as a main danger for he was for Absalom and had shown this openly. David prayed to the Lord specifically that He would defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. David assigned another counsellor to go back to Jerusalem and defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. David’s spy network was composed of the priests and one of his chief counsellors, Hushai. He was in the plan to counter attack. When Hushai came before David, his coat was rent and though the king did not want him to leave Jerusalem, it was a good time for him to share information and craft some strategies. David was set to be victorious and more so because he trusted the Lord.
 
Absalom forced David to flee from Jerusalem. However, even in that danger, David looked to the Lord and planned for his return. Thus far, God had seen him through.
 
THOUGHT: A man of God does not run short of options.

PRAYER: Father, let me ever wait on Thee to answer my prayer.

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