Bible story of King David.

Posted on July 19, 2012 Updated on July 18, 2012

Phil. 2:5-8

David was perhaps the greatest type of Christ, and his quality of humility was one of his closest resemblances to that of the Son and Savior

His humble spirit is revealed in his respect for Saul as God’s anointed even when Saul’s intense, hateful jealousy was making a shambles of David’s life. It shows itself again as David patiently waits for God’s timing to place him on the throne, shunning to force himself upon the people even when it seemed the logical course of action (II Sam. 3-5).

A striking example of David’s humble attitude before God is brought out in II Samuel 6 and I Chronicles 13 and 15.At first, David stumbles. He acts out of pure motives but with a careless disregard for the revealed word of God concerning how to carry the Ark of the Covenant.

(Since the Ark symbolized God’s Presence with His people, the way it was treated reflected one’s attitude towards God.) Here David is clearly seen as a sinner saved by grace, a sinner, like every Christian, prone to worship God in his own impure, unacceptable way, rather than as God has prescribed. And yet, he is a saved sinner, who by God’s grace sees his error, is sorry for his sin and willing to be corrected by God’s Word. Thus, he is enabled to offer acceptable worship to his Lord.

Even in the darkest chapter of David’s life story (II Sam, 11 and 12), his ultimate godliness is confirmed. One is reminded of Paul’s lament centuries later, in Romans 7:14-19: “. . . For what I do is not the good I want to do: no, the evil I do not want to do — this I keep on doing” (vs. 19). At that point the Christian wonders in horror, “How could David fall so low?” and confesses in sorrow, “How often my own heart reeks of foul depravity!” What is important in this tragedy — of overriding significance and immense comfort — is this: David repented, he confessed his sin, he humbly submitted to God’s indictment.

“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,” but — There is a way out of that pit of condemnation. — “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (I Jn. 1:9), David showed that he was a redeemed soul by his repentance; he testified to God’s forgiveness in Psalm 32. Alas, his sin had devastating consequences in his earthly life, as all sins do; but his eternal security and his relationship with God were preserved through God’s grace and mercy.

His great desire to build a fitting House for the Lord, fulfilled by his son, Solomon, again indicates the motivating force of David’s life.

He wanted his life to bring glory to God. He wanted his actions to be obedient to God’s will. His deepest desire was that his whole life would be a living sacrifice to God. This is the reason that his Psalms are such a comfort, inspiration and incentive to all believers. Only a man who loved God above all else could have written those words of petition, praise, and confession!

As David beautifully summed it up in his last words (II Sam. 23:2 and 5): “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me: His word was on my tongue. . . . Is not my house right with God? Has He not made with me an everlasting covenant. . . . Will He not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire?”

David has much to teach to the modern Christian. All Scripture is profitable. Like the noble Bereans of the first century A.D., let us receive it eagerly and examine it daily to know God’s truth.

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