It's Complicated (S2): WK 1 - TUE
2 Samuel 2:1b-3
1b…David asked the Lord, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?”
“Yes,” the Lord replied. Then David asked, “Which town should I go to?”
“To Hebron,” the Lord answered.
2 David’s two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from
Carmel. So David and his wives
3 and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages
near Hebron.
In a heartbeat, David’s life has been turned upside down. Even though, years before, he was anointed king by the prophet Samuel, he never got the opportunity to step into that role because of Saul. But here we are, his king and his brother have been killed, and the moment he was anointed for 8-9 years before, is finally happening.
Likely, he had thought long and hard about what he would do in this moment. He may have even drifted off to sleep, thinking about these things, when he was on the run. And not because he felt like he wanted Saul to step aside, not because he wanted the power, but because he knew God had called him to something and he wondered what he would do when given the chance.
His first act is to inquire of the Lord, YHWH. Much like Nehemiah that we discussed a couple of sermon series ago, David wants to make sure that his actions are in step with his God.
God’s response was to send David to the city of Hebron, in the middle of Judah. David wasn’t going to be king over all of Israel, not yet anyway. He had to start with his own tribe. God would continue to lead and guide, but for now, David had to learn to trust God at every step and not run ahead of him.
How much I struggle to follow my leader, instead of running ahead of him, especially when I think I know what He wants me to do. David would have several more years to wait for the ultimate fulfillment of the prophet Samuel’s act oh so long ok. Maybe it’s why he wrote this line in Psalm 27, one of my favorites…
14 Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14, NLT)
1. What helps you turn to God first with your life’s decisions?
2. Are you someone that finds waiting on God easy, hard, somewhere in-between? What helps you wait?
3. Is there something in your life that you’ve been waiting for a response from God? What can you do today to lay that down at His feet, trusting in His timing over your own understanding?
1b…David asked the Lord, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?”
“Yes,” the Lord replied. Then David asked, “Which town should I go to?”
“To Hebron,” the Lord answered.
2 David’s two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from
Carmel. So David and his wives
3 and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages
near Hebron.
In a heartbeat, David’s life has been turned upside down. Even though, years before, he was anointed king by the prophet Samuel, he never got the opportunity to step into that role because of Saul. But here we are, his king and his brother have been killed, and the moment he was anointed for 8-9 years before, is finally happening.
Likely, he had thought long and hard about what he would do in this moment. He may have even drifted off to sleep, thinking about these things, when he was on the run. And not because he felt like he wanted Saul to step aside, not because he wanted the power, but because he knew God had called him to something and he wondered what he would do when given the chance.
His first act is to inquire of the Lord, YHWH. Much like Nehemiah that we discussed a couple of sermon series ago, David wants to make sure that his actions are in step with his God.
God’s response was to send David to the city of Hebron, in the middle of Judah. David wasn’t going to be king over all of Israel, not yet anyway. He had to start with his own tribe. God would continue to lead and guide, but for now, David had to learn to trust God at every step and not run ahead of him.
How much I struggle to follow my leader, instead of running ahead of him, especially when I think I know what He wants me to do. David would have several more years to wait for the ultimate fulfillment of the prophet Samuel’s act oh so long ok. Maybe it’s why he wrote this line in Psalm 27, one of my favorites…
14 Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14, NLT)
1. What helps you turn to God first with your life’s decisions?
2. Are you someone that finds waiting on God easy, hard, somewhere in-between? What helps you wait?
3. Is there something in your life that you’ve been waiting for a response from God? What can you do today to lay that down at His feet, trusting in His timing over your own understanding?
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