I
Samuel 17- God Trains David
Israel
was at war again with the Philistines. The Philistines were on one mountain and
the Israelites on another, with a valley between them.
Goliath
was about nine feet nine inches tall. Every day he challenged the Israelites to
send out a man to fight him, but after forty days, no one had accepted. David
came because he brought food to his brothers who were serving in the army. His
brothers tried to send him home, but David would not go. When Saul heard that
David would go against Goliath, he tried to put his armor on him. David, however,
was just a boy and could not fit the armor.
Let’s
not try to be something we are not or try to do something we are not called to
do. If God has called you to use a slingshot, don’t try to use a sword. Too
many people are trying to use a sword when the slingshot is more their size.
David
chose five smooth stones. 2 Samuel 21:22 “These four sons were born to the
giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and his servants.” Goliath had
four sones, and David was sure they would come out when he had killed their
father. Therefore, David picked up five stones. That was the number he needed.
God
gave David the victory, and he killed Goliath. The battle was the Lord’s, and
the giant was delivered into David’s hands. David’s faith enabled him to go out
and meet the giant and defeat him. “For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the
world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.” I John
5:4. David learned he could not use the weapons of this world to fight the battle.
He had to use his own weapons, those which God had trained him. The believer
today needs to recognize that the world can be overcome only by his faith and
confidence in God.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
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