1st Samuel 21:11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Question: Since God has already anointed David to be the king and nothing and no one could stop that, why is He permitting Saul to hunt down David as the most wanted man in the country? God is allowing these providences so that David will learn those most critically important lessons that all of us have to learn, the lessons of not planning for ourselves, and total dependence on God.
1st Samuel 21:12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath… Without us being well grilled in these lessons, we are certain to make grave errors in judgment. In addition, the human tendency is to take the glory of our accomplishments to ourselves, and thus, in his capacity as king, David will be severely tempted to take unwarranted liberties, without asking God’s counsel, something that he ended up doing anyway, on more than one occasion.
1st Samuel 21:14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, you see the man is mad: wherefore then have you brought him to me?… Especially in times of danger, volatility, uncertainty, and real peril, the Christian would be tempted to do the logically obvious, to the exclusion of God from the decision-making processes. At times like these, we usually plan and act on our own, but we pray to God to sign off on what we already intend to do.
1st Samuel 21:13 And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!