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Three golfers got struck by lightning and ended up at the pearly gates of heaven.
They asked St Peter if there was golf in heaven.
St Peter assured them that there was incredible golf in heaven, but there was just one rule: Don’t hit a duck.
As they played, one of the guys hit a duck.
St Peter approached with a not-so-gorgeous woman, homely in fact, and said, “You’re the one who hit a duck.”
St Peter handcuffed the homely woman to the man and they took off to be that way for all eternity.
The two others continued to play and eventually another one hit a duck.
Sure enough, St Peter approached with another un-gorgeous woman and handcuffed her to the one who hit the duck and they were that way for all eternity.
The last guy continued to play.
One day St Peter approached with a knock-down, gorgeous woman and handcuffed this stunning beauty to the guy.
Elated, the last golfer said, “I don’t know what I did to deserve this!”
The gorgeous woman said, “I hit a duck.”
This is a funny story with a sad truth.
Our world judges on externals, by how we look on the outside.
But in the account we are reading today, we know that God does not make initial judgments on externals.
God looks at the heart.
We see this in 1 Samuel 16-17 as David is chosen as King, if you’ll turn there with me.
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As you remember, up to this point, Saul the tall and handsome man who was previously anointed as king chose to do his own thing and disregard God’s direct instructions.
He led the people to keep the best and the greatest of the spoils of the Amalakites, and as a result, he lost the kingdom.
I. David is chosen as king. 1 Samuel 16-17
If you are in the habit of marking your Bible, underline the last part of vs. 7.
We know that Saul looked the part.
Head and shoulders above the rest - very handsome!
The people chose him because of the externals...
So Samuel goes through this process (gets his hopes up, “surely this is the one”) 7 times before asking Jesse in vs. 11
We understand that through these verses that:
A. God saw David with the potential of a king.
We see this explained in:
David cared for God’s people with the “integrity of his heart”.
David had a cultivated heart and a skillful hand to fulfill God’s calling in his life.
We understand that:
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David was fully engaged in caring for his sheep
2. David protected and rescued his sheep from danger.
(17:34-37)
3. David, most importantly, was a man after God’s own heart.
In all matters to this point, David was doing exactly what he could and was supposed to do with where he was and what he had been given...
And although God say his heart, and the potential he had to become a great king,
B. Others did not see David with the potential of a king.
1. Jesse, David’s father, did not even summon David when Samuel came to anoint a new king.
In chapter 17, we see the account of the Israelites encamped across from the Philistines and how David was instructed to take his brothers some food while they were in war…
2. David’s older brother scolded David for leaving his sheep to come and watch the battle with the Philistines.
3. King Saul viewed David as mere boy and not king material.
(17:33)
4. Goliath called David “a stick” just before David killed him.
(17:43)
C. Jonathan, Saul’s son and successor to the throne, saw David with the potential of a king
Jonathan gives David his royal robe
II.
David goes into “boot camp” to be trained as a king.
A. Saul, who is hostile to David, is God’s tool to train David in godly, kingly character.
As you recall in your reading of chapter 11 this week, it spoke of the instance when Saul tried to spear David to the wall.
In fact, Saul was so upset, that he threatened to kill David and forced:
B. David to live as a fugitive, depending on God for guidance and help.
In the midst of fleeing from Saul, David grew closer to the Lord and to those he was with.
As an exile, the trials of his life led him closer to the Lord
Peter writes similar instructions to persecuted and exiled Christians in:
Peter teaches that we are kept by God, and this keeping is to be rejoiced over!
And that genuine faith is more precious than gold, because genuine faith doesn’t perish.
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After 14 years of training, David is ready to represent God and God’s character and he is inaugurated as king over Israel.
(2 Samuel 2 (Judah) and 5 (all of Israel))
It’s crucial for us, as we walk through each of these biblical accounts and get a picture of how it all fits together, that we don’t lose the awe of the consensus of scripture.
This book is 66 books in one.
Written by 40 men over the span of about 1500 years - with one central theme - Jesus!
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David as king points to “the One” Who will come as the Messiah (Jesus).
A. David and Jesus are of the same tribe and city.
(Judah/Bethlehem)
B. David was anointed with oil; Jesus was anointed with the Spirit.
(“anointed one” is the same as “messiah”)
In 2 Samuel, we see the Davidic Covenant given through the prophet Nathan...
Here, there is reference to David’s son Solomon (v.
13), but there is also reference to a throne that will be established forever.
This is the throne of Jesus who will rule and and reign forever…
C. Other parallels to Jesus in The Story so far.
1. Jesus is the Passover Lamb (Exodus)
2. Jesus and Joshua mean the same: Savior
3. Jesus is the ultimate “deliverer” (Judges)
4. Jesus is the Redeemer (Ruth)
Application:
God knew the potential of David.
In spite of everyone else’s perspectives, God knew David.
David was enabled for the task God had planned for him.
His training wasn’t ideal:
Sheep
Bear/Lion
Fugitive Status
There were seasons that simply were not pleasant.
But none of these distracted David from trusting God.
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