David’s Military Victories

Walking through a park, I passed a massive oak tree. A vine had grown up along its trunk. The vine started small; nothing to bother about. But over the years the vine had gotten taller and taller. By the time I passed, the entire lower half of the tree was covered by the vine’s … More

Victory

David expanded his kingdom as the Lord continued to give him victory. He subdued the Philistines by taking Gath, conquered Moab, won battles when Syria came to help these enemy nations, and defeated the other surrounding nations of Ammon and Amalek.

The list of battles in the chapter shows how God gave David victory after victory. We can see how David was a victoriousand just ruler. David’s glowing success was just a hint of what Christ’s reign would be like with complete victory and justice. If David’s glory was great, just think of how much greater Christ’s glory will be. One day, we will share in His glory as we reign with Him.

In the last verses of the chapter, we read about the Cherethites and Pelethites which were probably a group of foreign soldiers who had joined David during his flight from Saul. They remained loyal to David throughout his reign (2 Samuel l5:17, 18) and became part of his bodyguard.

Application

When David received gifts from King Tou, he dedicated them to God. He realized that everything he had was from God. It is easy to think that my financial and material blessings are the result of hard work rather than coming from God (James 1:17). I need to ask myself, what has God given to me? Then I need to dedicate all my abilities and resources to Him and use them for His service.

I Chronicles 18:1-17 (English Standard Version)


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