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There are different motivations in life:
success
happiness
greed
love - the greatest motivator
fear...
From David, we learn not to live and make choices based on FEAR.
From the events of this chapter, David Writes:
Psalm 34 about acting like a mad man in Gath.
Psalm 52 about Doeg spying and killing all the priests.
Psalm 56 about his time escaping King Achish in Gath.
Nob, a city of the priests (1 Sa 22:19), was in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives—a little north of the top, and on the northeast of the city.
It is computed to have been about five miles distant from Gibeah.
Nob is about an hour’s walk from King Saul's hometown of Gibeah.
In his emergency David had quickly to decide the people he could count on as allies.
Food and shelter were his immediate needs, but he was also unarmed.
He made first for Nob, which had taken the place of Shiloh as the city of the priests (1 Sam.
22:19), and was close at hand, about two miles (3 km) in the direction of Jerusalem (cf.
Isa.
10:32).
Ahimelech was the brother of Ahijah, who had joined Saul as his spiritual adviser after Samuel withdrew his services (1 Sam.
14:3; cf.
22:9).
For that reason David was unsure whether to trust Ahimelech, and decided to make up a plausible story to account for the fact that he was on his own.
Even so, Ahimelech must have been suspicious, in view of the certainty that a royal ambassador would always have royal provisions, and a bodyguard.
Nevertheless Ahimelech makes no demur, accepts the need for secrecy, and a planned rendezvous with associates, and the request for loaves of bread.
The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know—This was a direct falsehood, extorted through fear.
David probably supposed, like many other persons, that a lie is quite excusable which is told for the sole purpose of saving the speaker’s life.
But what is essentially sinful, can never, from circumstances, change its immoral character; and David had to repent of this vice of lying (Ps 119:29).
Twelve loaves of freshly baked bread were placed on the table of the Presence to symbolize the twelve tribes of Israel (see Ex 25:23–30).
They were replaced by new loaves each Sabbath, and the old loaves were to be consumed by the priests (see Lev 24:5–9).
Although Israel had a God–given religion, and this bread was dedicated for religious purposes, there were some hungry men present who needed food.
That bread would have become commonplace if it could not have been used to feed hungry mouths.
That is what David was saying.
In giving David and his men the bread, the priest was breaking the letter of the Law but not the spirit of the Law.
Ahimelech also disobeys a clear “law” but the “Law of LIFE trumps any other law.
Jesus said -it was OK for Ahimelech to break a lesser law and give the bread to David so David and his men could live.
The letter of the law is not as important as the spirit of the law.
What the Lord was saying in His day was, “If David could do it, and it was all right, there is One here greater than David, and He can do it also.”
David ate the showbread because he had need.
Christ is saying that human need supersedes all ritual and ceremonial laws.
If “the king” in 21:2 refers to the Lord Jehovah (see 20:42), then David isn’t lying, for David certainly was doing the Lord’s business and would be for the rest of his life.
But if this statement was a deliberate lie, then David was scheming instead of trusting.
His motive was probably to protect the high priest from Saul’s future investigations, but the plan failed; for Saul killed Ahimelech and all the priests except Abiathar, because they conspired with his enemy.
IS IT EVER RIGHT TO TELL A LIE?
I LOVE this chapter for the Situational Ethics found in it...
Spies, Espionage, and more.
Most of us are not part of some big spy organization…
Be Successful (3.
David—A Hopeful Exile (1 Sam.
21:1–22:5))
Fear of Saul now temporarily replaced faith in the Lord, and David fled twenty-three miles to the enemy city of Gath, the home of the Philistine giant Goliath (17:4).
It wasn’t a safe place to go, but after seeing Doeg at Nob, David may have decided that his presence anywhere in Israel would only jeopardize the lives of his friends, so he decided to leave the land.
Furthermore, the last place Saul would look for him would be in Philistia.
The New Bible Commentary (21:1–26:25 David as a Fugitive)
The biblical author does not approve of deceit—indeed, David himself accepted the blame for what happened because of it (22:22).
However, the writer does not rebuke David for it; he is fully aware of David’s difficulties.
So the writer explains, first, that although David did indeed deceive Ahimelech the priest, he could not have known what would happen afterwards.
The problem was caused by Doeg (7), one of Saul’s officials, who was there in order to fulfil a vow.
Secondly, the writer explains that when David crossed the frontier and went to Gath, he hoped that he would not be recognized.
When he was recognized, he made a fool of the Philistine king.
He was certainly not honoured by the Philistines, who would have welcomed a capable soldier who had rebelled against Saul.
At the very least they would have prevented his return to Israel but for his apparent insanity.
Life Essentials Study Bible: Biblical Principles to Live By (1 Samuel #33: The Power of Fear (1 Samuel 21:1–15))
David’s problem is one that we all face.
He didn’t trust God to deliver him.
He had lost perspective on the past.
He forgot about the lion, the bear, and the giant (17:34–35).
Lost in a maze of his current circumstances, he took matters into his own hands.
The results were tragic!
Dishonesty became a part of his plans.
Through Jonathan he lied to Saul about going to Bethlehem (20:5–6).
When he visited the priest, he claimed to be on a secret mission from King Saul (21:2).
And when he fled to Gath, he feigned insanity, a pathetic low point in David’s life (vv.
12–13).
David Lost Perspective.
David Forgot about God’s Deliverance in the Past: The Lion, the Bear, the Giant.
David started to take matters into his own hands:
“Jonathan, tell your dad I’m in Bethlehem - the first lie. 1 Samuel 20
“Priest, I’m on a secret mission for the king.”
“King of Gath - I’m an idiot, a madman.”
FAITH OR FEAR?
Jonathan could no longer protect David.
The “Back and Forth” with Saul is coming to an End.
David is about to leave the Kingdom entirely and live with the philistines.
David is a total Outlaw.
David is “UP AGAINST A WALL with No Where to Turn.”
David Began to Let Fear Dictate His Choices.
Avoid Making Choices Based on FEAR.
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