Now at the news that Abner was dead, Israel became alarmed and seemed to panic.
Ish-Bosheth’s leaders decide to take things into their own hands. They betray their king and kill him. They bring his head to David to “get in good” with the king-to-be.
Unfortunately for them, that doesn’t go over very well with David – just like the Amalekite who brought the news about Saul’s death didn’t go over very well.
Remember, David was a man who tried very hard to honor God’s law. In Genesis 9:6 it says, “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.” This was God’s command, and David follows it. He orders these men to be put to death.
God blesses David’s obedience and gives him great success, but David still had to wait for God’s timing – it took 7 years, and 6 months of being king over Judah before he became king over all of Israel.
Read Psalm 18:20-50.
David was purposeful about living a righteous life and keeping his hands clean from any wrong doing – and God rewarded him. David said that he kept the laws of God before him and kept himself from sin. He stayed humble – never placing himself equal to or above God.
Think about it...
Are you willing to sin trying to “get in good” with someone?
Do you rush to be the one “bringing the news”?
Do you have patience for God’s timing?
Are you purposeful about living a righteous life and keeping your hands clean from wrong doing?
Do you keep God’s laws before you?
Do you put yourself equal to or above God by thinking you know better than He does?
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