There are some unusual parallels in David's life recorded in First Samuel sixteen and Second Samuel sixteen. These chapters are similar in that they both tell of the occurrences in David's life just before great victories.
1Sa 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
In First Samuel, David is anointed as King of Israel. He is esteemed the least in his father's house by man but esteemed highly by God. After God reveals his plan for David's life, David goes out in chapter Seventeen and slays the enemy of God, the giant, Goliath of Gath. This victory seems to have been prompted by a knowledge of God's will for David to have an exceptional future in service to God. Perhaps we too would find ourselves doing great things with God if we understood that God has great plans for our lives lived in accord with the Bible by the power of the Spirit to God's glory.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
2Sa 16:13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust
In Second Samuel, David is insulted as King of Israel. Shimei casts dust and rocks upon him as he leaves Jerusalem in exile because of a revolt led by his own son. David had been exalted in First Samuel but in Second Samuel he is humbled. This humiliating treatment which many would find harmful proves to be catalyst for greater victories. After the defeat of Absalom and his army, the Scriptures record that David's weakness results in greater victories as the four brothers of Goliath fall by the hands of David's men in chapter twenty - one. When we realize our weakness without God, we are well on our way to victory. Total dependence upon God means total victory with God.
2Co 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Daily Devotional - Luke 1:14-30 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown.
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