1 Samuel 13:14
14 But now your kingdom
shall not continue. The Lord has
sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people,
because you have not kept what the Lord
commanded you”
Acts 13:22
22 And when He had removed
him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and
said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will
do all My will.’
I.
KING DAVID’S
STRENGTHS.
1.
Revolutionary
Psalm 27:1-5
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom
shall I fear? The Lord is the
strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked
came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, They stumbled and
fell. 3 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not
fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. 4
One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. 5
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret
place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
2. Full
of Mercy.
Acts 13:34
34 And that He raised Him
from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus:’ I will
give you the sure mercies of David.’
"The merciful man doeth good to
his own soul, but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.. Proverbs 11:17
(21st Century KJV)
"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy." Matthew 6:7 (KJV)
Colossians 3:19
19 Husbands, love your
wives and do not be bitter toward them.
3.
Full of Wisdom.
1 Samuel 18:5
5 So David went out
wherever Saul sent him, and behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of
war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight
of Saul’s servants.
1 Samuel 18:14-15
14 And David behaved
wisely in all his ways, and the Lord
was with him. 15 Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved very
wisely, he was afraid of him.
1 Samuel 18:30
30 Then the princes of the
Philistines went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David
behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became
highly esteemed.
WISDOM:
a. Preserves
You. – Proverbs 2:10-11
b.
Keeps You.
c.
Promotes You.
d.
Ornament of Grace (favor).
e. Gives
length of Days. – Proverbs 3:13-17
f.
Better than Riches. – Proverbs
8:11
g. Better
than Strength. – Proverbs 8:14
4.
Strategist.
Psalm 78:70-72
70 He also chose David
His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds; 71From following the
ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel
His inheritance. 72 So he shepherded them according to the integrity
of his heart And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
David observed the destructive effects of a prolonged civil
war. For this reason, David learned the leadership skill of reaching out to
others. He welcomed those who were outside of his realm of influence into his
group.
·
This
is seen with his response to the deaths of Abner and Ishbosheth. He took steps
to build trust among those who had opposed him. He made overtures to them to
bring peace to the nation.
·
This
had the beneficial effect for David of expanding his kingdom to include Israel
(Towns, Elmer, 2007).
·
This
was not a rapid result but a patient progression which took seven and a half
years. David had grown as a leader to be patient. He grew in his personal
relationship with God to wait upon the Lord.
5.
Courageous.
1 Samuel 17:48
48 So it was, when the
Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and
ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
II.
DAVID’S WEAK
MOMENTS.
1.
Lost Faith.
1 Samuel 20:3
3 Then David took an oath
again, and said, “Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your
eyes, and he has said, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But
truly, as the Lord lives and as
your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”
2.
Embraced Pride and Self Reliance.
2 Samuel 24:2-4
2 So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with
him, “Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and
count the people, that I may know the number of the people.” 3 And
Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord
your God add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the
eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this
thing?” 4 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab
and against the captains of the army. Therefore Joab and the captains of the
army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.
3.
Succumbed to Idleness and Lust.
2 Samuel 11:1-3
It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go
out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel;
and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained
at Jerusalem. 2 Then it happened one evening that David arose
from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he
saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold. 3 So
David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba,
the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” 4 Then
David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her,
for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house.
