A revolt and yet the King is cool! What’s the secret?

Oh, how intoxicating Power can be! Just imagine if you could be the king, won’t it be exciting. The king can do any and everything. Such is it’s attraction that many a families have been broken even wiped off just for a crown. History is full of such murderous power struggles.

In 2nd Samuel 15 we see a similar case. Absalom cunningly wins the hearts of people similar to the politicians today. He then declares himself king. David hears the news and flees with some of his men. Interestingly he does not try to fight, infact he even refers to Absalom as king. His attitude here clearly contradict Absalom’s. The prince is trying to grab the kingdom while the King is not attempting to hold on the kingdom.

Then the king said to Zadok, “Take the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the Lord ʼs eyes, he will bring me back and let me see it and his dwelling place again. But if he says, ‘I am not pleased with you,’ then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.”
2 Samuel 15:25‭-‬26 NIV

These words of David clearly show us that his priority is different. To him the kingship belongs to the God, He is the Lord who decides who gets what. David fully trusts the Lord’s plan for him. This outlook to life is a rarity in today’s culture of “gotta grab it”.

David is open to the possibility that God may not give the kingdom back. How many of us are open and willing to let God change our desired plans in life?

We talk about doing his will, infact we sing and shout it but what if God says “No”. In moments like these often the true object of our worship is revealed. We often tend to worship the blessing and not the Provider of every blessing.

David’s attitude was always to wait upon the Lord, even when Saul was hunting for him. He never once tried to utilise inappropriate ways to kill Saul even when he had the opportunity.

He knew its richer to be in God’s will even when we live the life of a wanderer than to be a king but be far from God. King Saul was the live example for him. Let us also consider this today — who is your Lord? The blessings or the Provider of blessings.

May we grow more closer to the Lord and let us keep discovering the richness and the realness of a close relationship with God through Jesus Christ with the guidance of Holy Spirit.