2 Sam
2:1-4a (ESV) After this David inquired of the Lord, "Shall I go up into
any of the cities of Judah?" And the Lord said to him, "Go up."
David said, "To which shall I go up?" And he said, "To
Hebron." 2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of
Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3 And David brought up his
men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns
of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over
the house of Judah.
NOTE: David knows
that now is the time for the fulfillment of the promise. He is probably
confident of Judah's acceptance of him as king but not as sure about the rest
of Israel. As it is, it will be seven years before the rest of Israel will
accept him as king. But it is exciting, to be back in the homeland; to not be
running; to see his greatest desire of late (to go home) fulfilled. And it
comes on the heels of a horrible event, the theft of the families and the
destruction of their homes. Now, all of that pain over the last week must seem
distant. Now, they are really going home. But still, David waits and asks God
first. What a good example--prayer before every new step, even when it would
seem so obvious. The principle alone is worthy of imitation. Before every step,
to stop and give those steps to God in prayer. How much time does it take to
make God a part of every major move of your life? A minute or two--it hardly
compares to what God did for us.
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