“But David said to Abishai. Don’t destroy him, who can lay hands on the Lord’s anointed” The second half of 1 Samuel is about David running from King Saul who has become insanely jealous of him and wants to take his life. This passage is the second time that David has an opportunity to kill Saul and end this conflict and become the official new king of Israel.
For me this is about Integrity. Sometimes the easy way out ends up coming back to haunt you later on. I’ve seen in my own life the times when I was trying to make life easier on myself by compromising some core value that I lived by. David had an incredible revelation of the providence of God in his life. No mere man would of let Saul live but David says and I’m paraphrasing, that God was the one who established Saul as King and God will be the one to end his reign and that he could trust that it would work out for him in the end.
We never see who we are until there is pressure. David took the high road when it came to Saul’s life. He had men who were watching him and most of them were outcasts and bandits who need to see and hear about a leader that could control his emotions, deal with injustice and trust the living God.
Here’s what I’ve learned, making right choices is never just about me. How I live empowers other. David became a mighty king and most of his followers were very faithful and loyal and it always starts with a right choice.
