1st Samuel 21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I’ve commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
Thus, without waiting upon God, and without taking time out to study, and reflect upon His providences, David decided to take matters into his own hands, and as he did so he jumped from the frying pan into the fire. In all of these seemingly contrary circumstances he is forgetting one major providence that God did for him, in that God had already anointed him king and therefore, whatsoever Saul may or may not do, The Lord would not have anointed him to be king, if he was going to let him be slain. It makes no sense!
And now, in full blown panic mode David hatches his own plan of escape, better known as plan B, and as it unfolds, it will include lies, acting as if he is a mad man, putting his trust in Goliath’s sword and then he would ultimately endanger the life of the high priest and his family in the process…. 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herd-men that belonged to Saul.
1st Samuel 21:8 And David said unto Ahimelech, and is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste. 9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.
1st Samuel 21:10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!