GOD STORIES: The King Nobody Saw Coming – Part 6 of 10

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.” (Acts 13:22-23 BSB)

BEFORE DAVID BECAME KING (B.K.)

1.THE

 “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.'” (1 Samuel 16:7 BSB)

“So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.”     (1 Samuel 16:13 BSB)

God sees what others

2.THE

“David added, ‘The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.’ ‘Go,’ said Saul, ‘and may the LORD be with you.'” (1 Samuel 17:37 BSB)

“But David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.'”  (1 Samuel 17:45-47 BSB)

Private faithfulness builds

3.THE

“But David said to Abishai, ‘Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?’ David added, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.'” (1 Samuel 26:9-11 BSB)

“And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God, saying, ‘Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.'” (1 Samuel 23:16-17 BSB)

Trust refuses to

AFTER DAVID BECAME KING (A.K.)

1.THE 

“When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.” (2 Samuel 5:3-4)

The crown is a , not a finish line.

“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.”           (1 Chronicles 29:14 BSB)

2.THE

“Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”             (2 Samuel 7:16 BSB)

God’s purpose is

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

3.THE

“And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.” (2 Samuel 11:27 BSB)

“Then David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the LORD.’ ‘The LORD has taken away your sin,’ Nathan replied. ‘You will not die.'” (2 Samuel 12:13 BSB)

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.” (Psalm 51:10-12 BSB)

The throne did not eliminate David’s

“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” (Luke 1:32-33 BSB)

“For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay. But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay. Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.” (Acts 13:36-39 BSB)

The King nobody saw coming is

All translations in New International Version unless noted