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Discipleship Focus: Provision
- Provision: God gives us what we truly need. God knows our needs better than we can know them. We learn to trust God to provide for us.
As we move into the next chapter about David’s reign, we can see
that the Chronicler focuses on how David subdued the lands around him. Of course, we know from the books of 1 &
2 Samuel that the process of subduing the land was not easy. There were many battles and skirmishes that
needed to be fought. There were small
uprisings and large scale battles. But
the Chronicler is right. Eventually all
of the neighboring nations were subdued when David is king.
Why would the Chronicler want his people to hear these words? They are a small, disorganized body of
individuals returning from exile. There
are plenty of enemies around them. There
are people who had gotten used to managing the land in their absence. There are scores of people around the Hebrew
people that would like nothing more than to see the people fail. The Chronicler wants his people to be
inspired by the story of a godly king who was able to take a small nation of
individuals and forge a kingdom.
What we are really talking about is remembering that God is a god
of provision. The Chronicler wants his
people to put their trust in God, knowing that God can provide safety and prosperity
when they seek it. God is a God who
knows our needs. Since He created this
world, He can certainly provide for our needs.
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