Mar 23, 2023
Although David was anointed by God to be king, his time was anything but easy. Yet today, we’ll see that even when David has an opportunity to take matters into his own hands, he doesn’t. He continues to trust the Lord. Join us as we continue our study of David’s life and his example of a man who trusted the Lord even in adversity.
DISCUSSION AND STUDY QUESTIONS:
1. The podcast mentioned several times the
differences in Saul’s purpose as King and David’s purpose in life.
What were those differences? Why would the Lord bless one and not
the other?
2. The podcast also gave a summary of the previous few
chapters that chronicled David’s life. What was life like for David
during those passages? How does how he handled that adversity point
to his character?
3. In Chapter 24, where is David and his men? What has
happened in this passage?
4. What did David’s men say to him in verse 4? What
does David do instead? Why?
5. How does Saul respond to David in verse 17-20? What
do you make of these statements? Do you think they were sincere
words?
6. What can we learn from how David responded to this
opportunity to kill Saul? What was David’s underlying reasons that
he did not? Why didn’t he take matters into his own
hands?
7. Is it possible that God’s people might give us bad
advice? What were some principles given in the podcast for how to
decide what advice to listen to?
8. How is this passage a reflection of David’s total
trust in the Lord? Why do you think David had this faith even
though the previous several chapters have had him running ragged?
Are you running ragged these days? How can you trust the Lord in
your situation?
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