1 Chronicles 11:1-3 - All Israel came together to
David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood. In the past, even while Saul was king, you
were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the
LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel,
and you will become their ruler.' " When all the elders of Israel had come to King
David at Hebron, he made a compact with them at Hebron before the LORD, and
they anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had promised
through Samuel.
The day had finally come when all of Israel recognized the
calling on his life…and the leaders of Israel formally anointed David as king
over the entire kingdom. It had only
been around 20 years since Samuel first anointed him king when he was 15…and
just around 7 since the split kingdom of Judah had anointed him king…making
this the third time he had been consecrated to this lofty position. The death
of Saul…who refused to believe God had anointed anyone other than his sons…cleared
the way for them to give complete power to David.
This was no simple matter for David…for he immediately made
a contract with these leaders…and signed it in the presence of God…confirming before
man the power God would have over his reign as king. It must have been one awestruck
moment for him as they poured that oil over his head for the third time...confirming
the call on his life he had waited for since he was 15
It must have erased for good any doubt satan had placed in
his heart while he hid in caves from Saul.
It must have melted away any seeds of bitterness or anger over losing
his best friend Jonathan. It must have erased
any fear…hurt…or sadness he had felt over the last 20 years or so…lifting his spirit to new levels….and confirming for
the third time he was following the will of God.
One thing God had definitely placed in this man was a true
sense of humility. For in this moment he
allowed it to rule his heart. His heart had to have grown a few sizes that day…as
he listened to the leaders remind him of the job God had ordained him to do
when he was just a teen. It made the
combining of the two nations an easy task…the contract they signed binding them
all together in God’s will for the kingdom.
It is a
simple reminder to me to check pride at the door to my heart…and allow God to
grow my own heart into a better likeness of his own. Maybe I need to quote David’s Psalms 25:9
each morning … “He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the
humble his way.” Perhaps then I can realize the power humility can give to a
heart that has been deceived by satan …made to wait over twenty years for its
purpose to be fulfilled…and chased into caves to preserve its life.
Thank you father for this story of David’s humility…and the reminder to
work toward having more humility in my own heart. Teach me Lord how to be humble…in all that I
do…so I can use the power it can give to my heart…to grow into your servant…and
be used to spread your gospel. Guard my
heart from any trick of satan today…to replace the humbleness you have already
given me with his evil pride. Amen.
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