7/31/2010
7:10:34 AM
SPIRITUAL
DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Dividing the spoils
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Samuel 30:21-31
Message
of the verses: “21 ¶ When David came to the two hundred men who
were too exhausted to follow David, who had also been left at the brook Besor,
and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him, then
David approached the people and greeted them. 22 Then all the wicked and worthless men among
those who went with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will
not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his
wife and his children, that they may lead them away and depart." 23 Then David said, "You must not do so, my
brothers, with what the LORD has given us, who has kept us and delivered into
our hand the band that came against us. 24
"And who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who
goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage; they
shall share alike." 25 So it has
been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for
Israel to this day. 26 Now when David
came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his
friends, saying, "Behold, a gift for you from the spoil of the enemies of
the LORD: 27 to those who were in
Bethel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the Negev, and to those who were in
Jattir, 28 and to those who were in
Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,
29 and to those who were in Racal, and
to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in
the cities of the Kenites, 30 and to
those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor-ashan, and to those who
were in Athach, 31 and to those who were
in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were
accustomed to go.’”
This section of Scripture ends
chapter eleven of Warren Wiersbe’s commentary on the book of 1Samuel, with two
more chapters to go, but the last chapter is a review of 1Samuel.
There were some worthless men among
the six hundred men who followed David and they raised their voice concerning
the spoils that were taken after the battle with the Amalekites, as they did
not want to give any of the spoils to the two hundred men who could not go on
because of their exhaustion. David
stopped this by making a rule that those who followed him would divide the
spoils even though they did not fight in the battle and this stopped the
argument right away. David said that it
was the Lord who provided the victory and the spoils and so that is why they
were to be shared.
Next David and his men went back to
Ziklag to wait on the news of the war, and this would not take long for news
would come in three days of Israel’s loss and the death of Saul and
Jonathan. In the mean time David would
send gifts to the elders of Judah and to the cities who had looked out for
David while Saul was chasing him. The
people of these cities were in jeopardy of being killed by Saul for helping
David and so David repaid them for their kindness. David was also paving the
way to be the king over Judah as he served Judah for seven and a half years
before taking over as king of all Israel.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: David was
a generous man and I think that he understood that the Lord was the giver of
all the gifts that he received and David was more interested in the Giver than
the gifts that the Giver had given to him, which is a lesson that I am in the
midst of learning in my walk with the Lord.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
Give myself
to the Lord for worship and service.
2.
Trust the Lord to guide my path.
3.
Put on the spiritual armor for I am in a battle and
need protection.
4.
Continue to learn contentment.
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