Almost all of us know about the story of
David and Goliath. But we rarely know what happen before and after the great
triumph that David had slaying Goliath.
David was the youngest of eight brothers
and the least likely of the eight brothers to become king. Samuel, the prophet,
was to go and anoint one of Jesses sons as the next king) Jesse only brought
the first 7 of his sons for Samuel to meet. After Samuel met them, he told Jesse,
isn’t there another? God told Samuel DO NOT LOOK AT THESE BOYS APPEARANCE OR
STATUTE!
And
Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down[b] till he
comes here.” 12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright
eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the
one!” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his
brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose
and went to Ramah.
a.
God chose David
because of his heart, not because of his smarts, or his strength, or his age!
Rather because he was a man after gods own heart…he loved God and desired more
than anything to do what was right.
b.
The very next
chapter is when David has his confrontation with the giant
c.
I want each of
you to think of your own giant while we are taking…I want you to consider this
story as your own story
2 David
and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:45 Then David said to the Philistine,
“You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to
you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you
have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will
strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses
of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of
the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then
all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear;
for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
48 So it was, when the Philistine arose
and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the
army to meet the Philistine. 49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out
a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the
stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
a.
David identified
immediately that he was comes in the name of the lord, not in the name of
making money, politics, sports, or anything else, but he comes in the name of
the Lord.
b.
His confidence
comes from that not in his own talents or strength but from the Lord
c.
DAVID THEN
HURRIED AND RAN TOWARDS THE GOAL… he did not sit and play the what if game, he
ran towards the giant with great confidence
d.
After David
killed the giant you can imagine how everyone looked at him...
i.
He killed the
giant!
ii.
He is amazing!
iii.
I wish I could
be like him
1.
David could
easily get a big head on his shoulders because God used him so mightily!
2.
He did not do
that though, he came into the kings house and SERVED!!!!
e.
I
WANT TO VENTURE TO SAY THAT IF ANY OF THE MEN THAT DAY, DECIDED TO STAND IN THE
NAME OF THE Lord, represent God, and come against the giant, that God would
have honored it….God does not just say, this one is called, and this one is not.
MANY ARE CALLED!….It is the posture of your heart that propels you forward in
the kingdom of God.
i.
Acts
13:22
(NKJV) And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to
whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David[a] the son of Jesse,
a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.
ii.
Matthew 20:16 So the last will be
first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
Saul
Resents David
1 Samuel 18:5 So David went out wherever Saul sent
him, and behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was
accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s
servants. 6 Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was
returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out of
all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with
tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. 7 So the women sang as
they danced, and said:
“Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”
8 Then Saul was very angry, and the
saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands,
and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the
kingdom?” 9 So Saul eyed David from that day forward.
a.
When you are in
the direct middle of Gods will, don't think that everything is going to smell
like roses and be easy
b.
Saul (the king, David's King)
became very jealous towards David
c.
He started to
persecute David even to the point of trying to kill David, his own SERVANT!
Saul
Persecutes David
1 Samuel 19:19 Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son
and to all his servants, that they should kill David; but Jonathan, Saul’s son,
delighted greatly in David. 2 So Jonathan told David, saying, “My father Saul
seeks to kill you. Therefore please be on your guard until morning, and stay in a
secret place and hide. 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the
field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. Then what I
observe, I will tell you.”
4
Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not
the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned
against you, and because his works have been very good toward you. 5 For he
took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought
about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then
will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
a.
Even though the
king was trying to kill David, God protected him and always delivered him
b.
Can you imagine
for a moment, the man that you serve, the one you honor, the one you respect,
the one that you want to be like turns on you and wants to kill you….
c.
What would you
do if your boss did that? If you mom or dad did that? Of your pastor did that,
or even your teacher at school did that?
d.
David ended up
leaving and running for his life...
e.
Saul the king
pursued him diligently to kill him
5. David
Spares Saul
1 Samuel 24:8
David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul,
saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with
his face to the earth, and bowed down. 9 And David said to Saul: “Why do you
listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’? 10 Look, this day your eyes have
seen that the Lord delivered you today into my hand in the cave, and someone
urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and I said, ‘I will not stretch
out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.’ 11 Moreover, my
father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off
the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is
neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet
you hunt my life to take it. 12 Let the Lord judge between you and me,
and let the Lord avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you. 13 As
the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my
hand shall not be against you. 14 After whom has the king of Israel come out?
Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea? 15 Therefore let the Lord be judge, and
judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your
hand.”
a.
No matter what
Saul did to David, David kept his heart right.
b.
He always did
what was right even when the people around him convinced Him that god delivered
his enemy into his hand. His own friend encouraged him to kill Saul the minute he got a chance
c.
He was able to
kill Saul in the cave because Saul was sleeping but he didn't. He recognized that Saul was annointed by God and in the position of king because of God.He honored him no matter what he did to him.
d.
With everything
that happened around David, he always kept his eyes focused on God
e.
He did not let
the troubles, storms of life or anything else detour him from the will of God
f.
Even when Saul
tried to kill David, David did what was right in Gods eyes
No matter what you face in this next chapter of your life, you need to know that God has anointed you, chosen you, and that he is with you. No
matter what- you need to do what is right in every situation, no matter how hard
it is!
Tonight I want to anoint Jordan and
Micala for the next chapter in their life, that they run to their Giant with confidence
and kill anything and everything that stands between them and their destiny!!!
I pray that in the middle of persecutions, they will
always do what God is leading them to do, no matter what they face or what their friends say. Even
when it looks impossible, they will overcome!! If God is for them then- who can
be against them???
I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE LAST THING,
WHEN David messed up, he did not just throw in the towel.
WHEN David messed up, he did not just throw in the towel.
He turned to God, He knew that God was
the answer, even when he sinned against him.
Psalm 51 was his prayer…
he repented, asked God to forgive him, and asked God to create in him a clean heart. He prayed to God for restoration. He always turned his heart towards God no matter how hard it was.
he repented, asked God to forgive him, and asked God to create in him a clean heart. He prayed to God for restoration. He always turned his heart towards God no matter how hard it was.
This is what will keep you on that straight and narrow path you are called to. Having a tender heart towards God, scripture, and continuing in your relationship with God.
