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In today’s
chapter, we get to hear about David becoming king. The story is actually anticlimactic. The tribes come before David and make him
king.
This
decision makes sense in a good way. Saul
is dead. Jonathan is dead. Jonathan’s son is dead. Abner is dead. Anyone who truly wanted to stand in David’s
way is gone. Those who would care to
rise up against David would have no more legitimate claim upon the throne than
David. None have blood claim to Saul’s
family.
What is
important is that the Hebrew people recognize David’s spiritual position. He is the one that God has chosen. Therefore, while nobody has blood claims upon
the throne, David has the spiritual claim.
Once David
has the throne, he goes about taking care of his true enemies. The Jebusites are the first on the
scene. There are internal enemies,
living in the city of Jebus (called Jerusalem once David takes over). What is neat is how David conquers the
Jebusites. They are confident that David
cannot conquer the city because Jerusalem is in a very defensible
position. They are wrong. David uses stealth and cunning to defeat the
defensible city. Typically, brains beat
brawn when brains have even time to think through the situation.
Then comes
the Philistines. What I love about this
story is that David pauses and consults God before taking on the
Philistines. David trusts God. He respects God. He listens to God. He is victorious because he is willing to
follow God and put himself ina position
of humility.
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