2 Samuel 5 (Part 2) Bible Study | Pastor Daniel Batarseh

Second Samuel chapter five, meet me there.

And as you come to this chapter meet me in verse 6.

Second Samuel. Chapter 5 verse verse 6.

2 Samuel 5 · chapter mention

And the King and his men went to Jerusalem against the jebusites,

the inhabitants of the land who said to David, you will not come

in here but the Blind and the lame will Ward you off thinking,

David cannot come in here. Nevertheless, David took the

stronghold of Zion that is the city of David and David said on

that day, whoever would strike the jebusites.

Let him get up the water shaft, to attack the lame and the

blind. Who are hated by David Soul.

Therefore, it is said the blind and the lame shall not come into

the house and David lived in the stronghold and called it.

The city of David and David built the city all around the

Milo, Inward and David became greater and greater for the

Lord. The god of hosts was with him.

Lord, this is your precious word.

We want to savor it tonight. We want to be nourished by it

tonight and father, we are excited to be in your house

tonight. Lord, open our minds disarm our

hearts and let the implanted word save our souls, save it

from sin, save it from Fear, save it from discouragement say,

From deception. We pray that there would be a

special touch on this Bible. Study Lord, we long to

fellowship with you and you have given us the means through your

word. Now let this word wash over us

cleanse us. Polish us, whatever needs to be

done for us to have a greater reflection of the person of

Jesus Christ. Oh, we are we are so honored.

Father to be in this place in your presence with your people

in Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

In a brief five versus if you were here last week you and I

read the Fulfillment of Samuel's prophetic word and God's promise

to David because he was finally inaugurated as the king over all

of Israel not just Judah but overall the tribes and in our

study tonight we will quickly note how David proved to be

God's chosen man. For the assignment because

almost Idiot Lee. He is going to make great

advancements for the nation. And when we see this, what we

also recognize is that in the following chapters, it will

really be just like a series of conquests and campaigns that

David is able to achieve and it will be a direct result of his

gifted leadership and his love for God.

And for God's people, and each story will give us the necessary

instructions to understand who God is and his ways with man,

but even with that General observations of this new action

in our study of the life of David as the king of Israel, we

already have something to consider and meditate, and it is

this and the same way that David brought about immediate

blessing, the moment, Israel recognize and elected him as the

king So it is with the person who submits to the lordship of

Jesus Christ, there is sudden reward, there is immediate

blessing, and if you're a follower of Jesus Christ, you

know, you know, that the moment you have truly repented and

believed on his name, there is this infusion of Peace.

This overwhelming Joy, this burden of sin that rolled off of

your back. And as a follower of Christ, You

know that that is just the beginning.

That is just the Genesis of the rewards that will follow us who

chose to follow him. And here's what's amazing in

this in this study, the way we're going to frame our

application is that in the same way, we see unique features that

are attributed to the kingship of David.

It will point to the ultimate fulfillment of the

characteristics that are found in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ,

when he takes up ownership of a life and when he will ultimately

take ownership of our world, And so we read it.

What was the first thing that King David sought to do as the

newly established leader? He, he thought it necessary to

create a headquarters, a political capital for Israel.

And the choice was Jerusalem. Any idea why Jerusalem?

Not many reasons, but there are some reasons.

Has anybody been to Jerusalem other than our Elder you've been

anything unique about Jerusalem? That would make this a good

choice for a capital. Very good.

Did you hear it? This was a strategic move

geographically. Speaking Jerusalem is a

mountainous region. It is hilly.

It is Rocky. And so it provides natural

fortification. And this is what David saw to do

to create his Citadel in a place where any enemy Invasion will be

much more difficult to accomplish.

And so he goes and there are other reasons.

There are other political reasons, but here is one to

consider that, this is a great move in terms of me.

A Terry genius. But as we read, David would not

plant his flag so easily in Jerusalem because it was already

occupied by the jebusites. And in case we have forgotten,

the jebusites are just one of the people groups who were the

inhabitants of the land of Canaan before Joshua LED Israel

into the promised land to overtake it and apparently we

read it. The jebusites resided with the

Israelites for centuries. And the main reason, why is

because there was a lack of ability or rather, a lack of

willingness, a lack of faith, from a particular tribe of

Israel, to remove the jebusites from the scene so that they can

have all that. God, purchased for them in the

promised land. Can you guess which tribe it was

that failed at the assignment of removing the jebusites.

Very good. The tribe of go to Judges

chapter one so you can see it. Judges one rewind a little bit

and look at judges one 1:21 and you'll see the answer our

brother said it but it's good to see it.

In our Bibles here is the tribe that failed. judges 121, but the

people of Benjamin did not drive out the jebusites who lived in

Jerusalem. So the jebusites have lived with

the people of Benjamin and Jerusalem to this day and

hundreds of years have passed from that moment and up to

David's Dynasty. Starting, we see the jebusites

are still there. Now, we went through judges to

see why this was the case, it was a lack of faith, ultimately

because God promised them that every single one of the enemies

can be overthrown and because of their own human wisdom or their

fears, they allowed some of these inhabitants to remain as

Neighbours when that was not, the will of God.

It would have generational consequences as we see here in

our study. But isn't this?

Isn't this something? Telling about someone from

Benjamin who was one of the main characters that we study who is

from Benjamin again, Saul and Saul was the king of Israel for

forty years. And isn't it strange that he did

not take it upon himself to do? What Benjamin was supposed to do

and that was overthrow the jebusites?

I mean, just add that to the list of failures that he

already. You already.

Did you already failed to do? he failed to overtake the

Philistines, he fare to defend the people from outside forces

and he ultimately failed here doing what was originally

Commander for this tribe and that was to ransack the enemy

from within But here's what significant Benjamin as we heard

last week. A portion of them, at least they

humble themselves. And they looked at David, and

they said, this is God's choice. This is, this is the king, the

true, king knots all not his descendants, this man has truly

been anointed of the Lord and the moment that they chose to

submit to the will of God, David could deliver, what Saul could

never provide That's Jesus. When you and I stubbornly, try

to govern our own lives, our dreams, our passions, our flesh,

our sin thinking, that we can rule ourselves well and refuse

to Bow before the anointed one of the Lord, then you will

never. When I mean never, I mean never

you will never know triumph over that which seeks to have

dominion over you. And you have people who are not

even Christian who can confess that there are certain habits

and decisions that are self destructive destructive to

others. They may not label it as Sin but

it is sin and you might even have professing Christians.

Not truly born again, but they profess to be Christians and

they can never seem to overcome certain things in their lives.

And I want to tell you, the reason is, is because you have

refused to give yourself to the lordship of Christ in totality.

And in the truest sense of the word, you have not arrived there

because the only solution for you to know.

Genuine freedom is to genuinely submit to Christ as Lord And if

not, then you will be like many people and just like The Tribe

of Benjamin, you will resolve that, you know, I guess I cannot

overcome this. And I will just live comfortably

and tolerate these ungodly habits in my life that are

eating up my soul and destroying me and others.

That's what people do. They just, they just live with

their sin. When there is one who can

conquer. As we sang, every sin, every

sin, And some might objectives say well I do profess that Jesus

Christ has, he's my king, he is my king.

And yet at the same time you are a slave to lust a slave to Pride

a slave to greet a slave to Envy.

I encourage you to be honest with yourself and ask this

question is Christ. King of all remember David

before he was king of Israel was king of One Tribe tribe of

Judah. And what's interesting is that

Was a neighboring tribe to Benjamin.

Meaning David as king of Hebron was very close.

Physically, speaking to The Tribe of Benjamin and yet they

still never knew victory over the jebusites.

And so you have some people who think Jesus is close to me, he's

close, he takes up my Sunday afternoon.

He takes up my my conversations with my Godly mother who tries

to remind me of what it means to be a true follower of Christ.

Yeah, he takes up my One of my apps out of my Hundred apps.

I get a verse of the day. He's close.

But you haven't crowned him yet. You haven't truly crowned him as

Lord. And so he's somebody that Trails

behind you that you take a peek at some times, but he doesn't

rule over you. And so you will never know

victory in this way, no matter how close Jesus until you remove

yourself from the Throne of your will and take the crown of your

life and place it on his blessed brow, you will remain defeated,

you will not know the maximum force of God's promises that

have been purchased in Jesus Christ.

But can only be unlocked and access through surrender to his

lordship. So look at this example and

never forget it. This happens in so many ways.

I remember speaking to somebody who have never met.

It was through a friend who said please, there's somebody in this

person was was successful on YouTube.

And this person said I suffer with anxiety.

I suffer with. I just talked over the phone

with, with a lack of assurance of my future.

Can you give me any Biblical verses or truths?

That can help me and what came to mind was Philippians 4:7,

Philippians 4:7

right? That the, the peace of God, the

peace of God can provide such a healing and guard your minds in

your hearts in Christ Jesus. And here's the thing, you can

give that to somebody who's unregenerate, you could Point

them to that truth, but if you read on in verse 9 of the same

text, Paul speaks not about the peace of God, but about the God

of Peace. In other words, you can't have

the peace of God until you first have the God of Peace.

You can't have the blessings and the benefits and less you,

crowned him as Lord. And lets you determine when your

heart everything and all that I have belongs to you and some of

the the best ways of evaluating whether this is true in our

lives. I mean, you know, in your heart

of hearts if he's truly Lord but cut up the segments of your life

and ask yourself business belong to Christ.

Does this belong to Price. Does this belong to Christ?

Do I submit to Jesus lordship here?

Do I submit to Jesus of lordship here?

See David was. Lord of One Tribe but not all

tribes. So the tribes would not know

total blessing. And in the same way, if you give

Christ part of your life, you will not know all of his

Blessing. In fact, you will know none of

it is either Lord of all or not Lord at all.

And so, we see that David here. Finally becoming king of all the

tribes. Namely, and more specifically

Benjamin, Benjamin can finally know after centuries of bondage,

after centuries of bondage, the moment David was crowned, their

freedom came. I believe, listen, I believe

this gospel is more powerful than a thousand years of

counseling. A thousand years of it.

It's better than any rehab program.

It's better than, and I'm not against those things.

I'm just saying if they're not lace with Biblical truth, and

empowered by the spirit, you will not know true, Freedom.

True freedom is in Christ, is in this gospel.

The wisdom of God's word, receive by faith.

I've seen in my own life, I've seen in other people's lives and

I will believe it for those who need Freedom.

Did you notice the taunt of the jebusites and the second part of

verse 6, they said to David, you will not come in here but the

Blind and the lame will Ward. You off thinking, David cannot

come in here. Unfortunately this is an ugly

picture of Pride and this Pride was bread because of this

undefeated resistance against the Israelites the jebusites new

a history of strength. So to speak and success because

of the uniqueness of the fortification.

And so now when David comes as a challenge like If we put blind

and deaf people on these walls, they can defend against you.

And so there's scorned here, there's mockery here, there's

belittlement here. And this is prophetically.

A picture of the wicked today, who mocked Jesus, who think they

can resist against the sovereignty of Jesus who can

thwart Jesus, who can ward of Jesus, and what was true here

with David will be true one day, when Christ himself will invade,

not just the world Jerusalem and set up his headquarters.

For a thousand years and no matter what anybody says, or

thinks they will not be able to stop him, he will have his way,

he will conquer. The nation's, he will rule and

Reign, and the Kings, and the president.

And the prime minister's will have to accept it.

They will have to, I love that in verse 7, the first word

nevertheless, despite the mocking and the blaspheming and

the hating is Jesus will ultimately have his will and he

will conquer. What seems to be on conquerable.

He will make his presence and power known and everybody will

be able to realize it and here's what's so encouraging.

Because like I said, nevertheless right?

David took the stronghold of Zion that is the city of David.

Now, let me relate that back to sin, no matter how strong that

sin has been in your life. No matter how pesky it's been,

no matter how stubborn it's been no matter how Relentless.

It's been Christ can overcome it.

He really can break bondages. He really can break chains and

so don't believe the lies of sin, don't believe that the

Temptations don't give up, give yourself to Christ over and over

again and watch him. Create a true synodal as he

brings down strongholds by his power.

Nevertheless We see you that there's a prophetic picture, but

here's the Practical picture. What a dangerous illustration

for the proud. Here's the lesson that the fate

of The Proud is ultimately a downfall for any kind of person

for any, kind of individual for any kind of project for any kind

of ministry. Anything that is done with

arrogance or anything. That is that produces a sense of

strength and self-glory will result in God, finding a way to

bring it to the dust every single time.

And they seem so confident right?

The Holy Spirit could have could have hidden this thing about how

these jebusites were flaunting their strength in the face of

David. And God, he could have hidden

it, but he wants to surface it to teaches a valuable lesson.

The proud cannot get away with their pride.

And God takes into consideration.

Every Bose every high and lofty thought and he will indeed do

something about it. In fact, what do you see here in

verse 8 and David said on that day, whoever would strike the

Zeb jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack the

lame and the blind who are hated by David Soul, hated by David

Soul. Well, what did he hate you hate,

he hated the pride that was spewing out of their mouths.

The stench of conceit and arrogance, that's what he hated.

And like our Lord. Jesus has a special hatred for

Pride, he does. I know that might conflict with

the Sunday school version of Jesus, who would not dare blush

with righteous indignation. But as always, happy and glad

Meek and Mild he hates with a perfect hatred.

And one of the things that arouses his judgment Is pride.

Is pride. In fact, there is a prophecy

about what Jesus will do, like David in a grander way when

Jesus, the son of David, the descendant of David will come

and establish his worldwide Empire.

And the prophecy which is really encouraging to me, is in a book

that perhaps many people don't read, Zephaniah.

Have you heard of him? He's in there, Zephaniah, find

him if you can't find them. There's a table of contents.

That's there for the humble. To say, I will go there to find

Zephaniah. when you go to Zephaniah, go to chapter 3 and I

want you to see prophecy about what the King of Kings will do

when he invades. The nation's Zephaniah 311.

Are you there? Yes.

You brought your textbook to school.

Zephaniah. 311 on that day, on that day.

You shall not be put to shame. He speaking to the nation of

Israel, you shall not be put to shame because of the Deeds by

which you have rebelled against me.

Pause, there is not wonderful. We will not be put to shame.

We will not be put to shame because of the redeeming blood

of Jesus as we stand before him. He will not rub, our Deeds of

rebellion against us or in our faces.

I praise God for that. But look at this for then.

I will remove from your midst. You're proudly.

Exalted ones. And you shall no longer be

haughty in my Holy Mountain. One of the first things that

Jesus Christ will prioritize in his return, is that he will rid

the Earth of those who are proud.

He will cleanse the lands from those who have a sense of

Independence. Defiance against God, who glory

in their positions, who boast in their possessions, who think?

They are not accountable to anybody who have no thought or

regard. Were the one who created him.

One of the first things on Jesus To Do List when he returns is.

Let's get rid of the lands from those who exalt n't.

And who believe they are something apart from me.

And it will be a successful campaign.

No matter what these proud men have accomplished, no matter

what kind of strength or resources, they have behind

their name. They will be removed, but not

just that they will be replaced. In other words, there will be a

Remnant left and that's in verse 12.

But look what the Lord says, I will leave in your midst of

people humble. Humble and lowly.

They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord.

Those who are left in Israel. They shall do no Injustice and

speak, no lies. Nor shall there.

Be found in their mouth? Deceitful tongue for?

They shall graze and lie down and None Shall make them afraid.

So, here's what you have in contrast to the wicked who will

be judged and the millennial Reign.

The citizens of God's kingdom will be characterized by

humbleness and lowliness. And although, this is a future

promise, understand something, as Believers, we believe and a

present, and future reality of God's Kingdom.

So we believe that we are citizens of God's kingdom.

Now, that Christ rules in the heavens triumphantly that he

abides in our hearts, that we have been commissioned as

ambassadors, from a Heavenly Embassy, and to these worldly

embassies. And as we Faithfully represent

him, we await the physical manifestation of His worldwide

domain. So there is a present and not

yet aspect of God's kingdom. Why do I bring that up?

I bring that up because if Christ truly rules over a life

in the now that I am under the conviction that the realities of

the future Kingdom will be present in the heart of the

believer today. In other words, if Christ will

be king will cause Pride to be removed and replaced with

humility, then Christ who rules in the heart.

Now will have the same effect will have the same work will

have the same result. And this is what I want to

present to you because if you want to know whether or not the

rule of crisis in affecting your life, then here's just one

example. Among many, if Christ is really

my king, then you will know something of a work, a removal

of self-regulation, and a replacement of Integrity that

reflects the lowliness of Jesus Christ.

And if we desire to know that, then all you have to do is see

how Zephaniah describes, what humility looks like, what

humbleness looks like. If you really, if you really

want, to be honest before God, and before yourself Lord, are

you really the king of my life? Because I see that one day, you

will become king and when you do become king, you will do

something of a work. Of a removal of Pride and a

replacement of humility. Is that true of me?

We'll look at the effects, look at the features of the humble

and lowly, who will be citizens of God's kingdom.

What do you see there in verse 12, what's the first thing?

What will the humble and lowly do?

They will. Seek refuge in the name of the

Lord. That's how you know, there's

there's a work of Christ kingship in a heart.

You now have this new understanding that God himself

is the source of your strength that he is the source of your

power. He is your provider, he is your

protector and he is the one that receives all the credit for any

good that you enjoy Here. And Now, And so, there is this

realization. I cannot depend on myself

anymore. I do not find anything within

myself, all that I need and all that I have comes from my refuge

who is God himself. And so that's an inward

acknowledgement that comes to life.

When Jesus, Jesus lovingly takes his place in your heart and it

becomes an outward acknowledgement as well.

There is this boasting. So to speak in Christ, he is the

one who is My All In All He is the one who has control, he is

the one who determines all things.

My hope is in him, not just for my salvation, but in everything,

in all things, he is my refuge. This is where I live Under The

Canopy under the banner of God is my fill in the blank.

And so the first thing that you can expect from somebody who has

truly made Jesus king is that they know that from him and

through him and to him are all things.

The David believe that when he became king he did, I don't want

you to turn there, but but we read it later on in the very

same text that we're studying when he actually overtakes the

jebusites. We have a, we have an awesome

commentary about David's attitude.

Here it is and chapter 5 of second, Samuel verse Listen to

this, just listen to this, and David knew that the Lord had

established him King over Israel.

And that he had exalted his kingdom for his sake.

No, for the sake of his people, Israel?

What a frame of mind that even after success, over an enemy,

that could not be taken down for hundreds of years.

David knew as a response, this is God.

This is him, not only is it him but I know that I bring brought

to this prominent position, not not for my ego.

Not because I have some special favor in God's eyes so that I

can enjoy Authority and enjoy access to whatever I want.

No. But for the sake of God's

people, can you imagine that? I mean no wonder this man is a

man after God's heart. He realized that whatever he had

came from him. We studied that at Maranatha.

And so it is with Those who have Christ ruling in their hearts.

They have that recognition brimming in their souls.

But look at verse 13 and Zephaniah, you're still there,

right? What else has mentioned about

those who are humble and lowly? What are the characteristics

that describe such such people? What is he saying?

Yes. Yes.

First thing They shall do no Injustice. one of the main

reasons you want to know one of the main reasons why there is

Injustice in like our legal system, for example, selfish

gain selfish gain. There's a Personal Agenda,

though. They have a duty for the common,

good of the people, they will step on anything and anyone in

order to protect and provide for themselves.

Even if it's corrupt, even if it's evil, they don't care.

And the reason why I say that is the main reason is because that

is a main thing that the Lord himself brings up whenever he

deals with leaders who are unjust.

He tends to always point to bribery as the cause Right.

Self-preservation. Then being the top of the list.

And in terms of prioritization, that is the reason you can

replace Injustice with unfairness.

And the reason that there is unfairness is not because I'm

talking from a leadership standpoint is because not

because of a lack of competence per se, but because of self

self. And so I bring that up because

those who have Christ ruling in their hearts will not be unjust.

Which also means will not be selfish will not be unfair.

So let's break that down true citizens of the kingdom of God.

Under the administration of the humble leader of the nation's

leader of the universe. They're not going to show

favoritism. Right.

They're not going to, they're not going to manipulate others

and slander their neighbors so that they can promote self.

They're not going to allow themselves to be guided by

emotions or or by human wisdom, the standard of their judgment

the standard of their decisions, out of the fear of the Lord will

be God's word supremely. It will be God's will no matter

what it costs them. And so, you have to understand

that there is a a work that is done.

In terms of how we deal with others, we do not become

priority number one. We see that the good of others,

the glory of God takes place of us.

We're in the backseat of this whole thing.

We're in the back seat. That's what Jesus does when he

becomes king of a life. There's this the sphere of us,

elevating ourselves in a holy way fear of of bringing

ourselves to a place where everything revolves around us

and there is this conscious awareness.

Yes, our flesh gets strong sometimes, but there is an

awareness that this is not not what we're made for.

This is not what it means to be a Christian.

And we try to imitate the servanthood of the one who is

also King. Our brother mentioned that

there's a third thing, Zephaniah highlights, the work of Christ

when he sets up his Millennial Reign, not just in the fact that

those who are humble and lowly will be what taking the Refuge

in the name of God, or will refuse to do Injustice, but

there's another thing they will speak, no lies, nor shall there.

Be in their mouth, a deceitful tongue.

I'm going to be very bold and my statement here, okay.

If a person can comfortably deceive if a person can bend the

truth, without a sense of conviction, I know one thing

about that person, Jesus Christ is not their King.

Because he is truth and we are people who have been saved by

truth and we prize the truth. We are Sanctified by the truth

and so we are of Truth and about truth.

And so people who can, who can live in a habitual state of

lying and twisting and even exaggerating have some serious

questions to ask of whether or not the truth is really their

King. And God Because I see that when

Jesus becomes king his his population, his people will have

pure speech. They will have pure speech, they

will be honest, they will be forthright, they will not seek

to imitate. Any kind of manipulation, but

they will seek to instead imitate the character of their

King, their testimonies will be reliable.

You don't have to question their yes, or their know, anything,

that would even resemble a shade of questionable Integrity will

be, will be expelled by the strength of the spirit.

And so I'm just, I'm just giving this to you to help you read the

Bible with a deeper lens, right? If Christ will become king one

day and we Have to talk about the end times, right?

We love to talk about what Jesus will do it.

And out of curiosity, we talked about how a lion will lie with a

little puppy and, and the Wolf will be with the snake.

Okay? That's, that's all wonderful.

But but look at the implication what happens when Jesus becomes

king? And if it's going to happen,

then should have not how happen now to some degree.

Yes, it should. And so the same way, David comes

in and removes the proud and exalting ones in the It's that's

what Christ will do when he invades your heart, all those

voices and all those, those justifications that try to make

this whole thing about you and me, they died.

Jesus Christ, died on the cross for my sins.

Amen. Hallelujah.

But Jesus Christ also wants to crucify you and me, he does not

for our salvation but so that he can live through us Pop quiz.

Yeah. David when he announced that he

would invade the jebusites, did not say he would do it but he

offered it up as an assignment. As a challenge, he invited his

men to take it upon themselves to go in and to lead the attack

and presumably if they would do that, if one would do that, then

he would offer them some kind of reward.

And we learned later on that it was actually promotion to a

certain position. So here's my question, who did

it? Any idea.

Who accepted it and who achieved it?

And who was promoted any ideas? I'm going to give you the answer

in a few seconds, but it's going to be in a reference.

You have to turn there. You got you guys understand what

I'm saying, right? Okay, good.

Because the teacher always wants to make sure they're clear.

You guys understand that read verse 8 to see what I'm saying?

Whoever would strike the jebusites so he is not, he is

not leading the charge. She is trying to test the

loyalty and the strength of his men by making this an

opportunity for them to prove themselves.

So who said yes and who received it any idea?

Another lesson of how we need to know other portions of the Bible

to comprehend, whatever, we're reading in the moment, okay?

If you want to know the answer, I'm not going to give it to you.

You can have to turn to First Chronicles, First Chronicles,

1 Chronicles 11 · chapter mention

chapter 11. You have it.

Well, let me give the reference and I'll ask you and First

1 Chronicles 11:6

Chronicles 11:6, do you have it Vivian?

What is it? Did you hear the answer?

Well, let's find out if you're right first Chronicles, chapter

1 Chronicles 11:6

11 verse 6, Sometimes that beats people to their Bible.

So David said, whoever strikes the jebusites.

First shall be Chief and Commander.

That's the reward. And Joe had the son of Zechariah

went up first so he became chief joab job.

Succeeded I learned something from this.

Job was very gifted. He was very gifted, he could

strategize. And then you couple that with

this fearlessness, and he was top-tier Soldier, he would, he

was somebody that you wanted on your team.

But here's what I take out of it because we already have a

background on job to know something.

About this achievement. And is this, that it is, it is

possible to be To be overwhelmingly talented or have

great ability and at the same time, walk and poor character.

If we were introduced to job at this point we would think he was

a man of Faith. A man of Courage, a man who

trusted in God's power and intervention but we already have

been introduced to job and he has been brought to us in a

negative light because job although he was a military

genius was a cold-blooded murderer.

And what's what's amazing? Here is that when you read on in

second Samuel, we come to the end of David's, Rule and Reign.

And there is a portion of this book that gives us a list of

David's, mighty, men. Have you read that chapter?

It's just one named after the next and sometimes with that

name comes with the very thing that made them stand out in

David's ranks as they were recognized for their

faithfulness to his his government. here's the thing,

we'll get there when we go there, but when you go to that

list of men in chapter 23, of second Samuel, you know what

you'll realize somebody's not mentioned guess who Joab is not

mentioned, hold on the chief and the commander of David's Army is

not even once recognized for his faithfulness and Fidelity to

David. How can that be?

In fact, you want to see something even more shocking?

I'm not going to tell you. You gotta turn the leaves of

sacred scripture and go to chapter 23.

I want you to see this with your own eyes and look here in verse

37 of chapter 23. This is near the end of the list

of the Mighty Men Who served alongside David and the Holy

Spirit honors. These men there's great great

great instruction in this but notice second Samuel chapter 23

2 Samuel 23:37

verse 37 and this might have found you zoellick the ammonite.

Nah, hirai of beer off, the armor bearer of Joy, the son of

Zechariah. So, you're telling me.

That the guy secretary. His assistant.

Was named among the Mighty Men of David and joab was excluded.

Jesus. On the last and final day.

I will exalt and esteem those that we did not think he would

and will not recognize those that we thought he should.

If you're, if you're shocked by this, you're in for your

enforce, a shot that might last hundreds of years in eternity.

When you see who the Lord will promote and lavish with reward

and who he will not even identify as a servant despite

their history or their Ministry on Earth.

That's that's how much character means to the Lord.

Jesus. That's how much Holiness means

not. Our Achievements, not are

accomplished, not accolades, not what we have on our walls and

Frames. Not how many people love us and

share our stuff. None of that.

What he will esteem. The most is faithfulness done in

humility. And running this race.

As Timothy says, with the rules that he is established.

And so I see something here for myself, Lord I don't care if I'm

an armored beer on Earth, if you will.

Praise and commend what I was able to offer you from my

redeemed status, not for my Redemption but from my forgiving

place I'd rather be an armor Bearer than take over cities and

Nations. Give me a local church somewhere

tucked in some rural area. Instead of preaching Crusades

with thousands of people, if it means that at the end of the

day, you will look at me and smile.

I hope you have the same heart. Let's come back to 2nd Samuel.

Let's look at verse 9 and David lived in the stronghold and

called at the city of David. That's not an arrogant thing.

That's just a way of identifying, his headquarters

and David built the city, right all around from the Mellow and

word, and David became greater and greater for the Lord.

The god of hosts was with him. Now, in the next few verses,

what you and I are going to be hold is really just like a

snapshot highlight reel of all these good things that happen,

right? So almost as if you saw it on

film it be that time where you see just like just b-roll shots

with like dramatic music. We're just one good thing is

happening after the next but here's the issue.

If you read this too fast, you might lose sight of something

that actually is a hint of another spiritual.

Lesson that is instrumental in our own sanctification, and so

let's just read it. So we see here that he takes

over the city. Not only does he take over the

city but he builds a city. He expands the city and it goes

beyond those borders, verse 11 and Haram king of Tyre, sent

Messengers to David and cedar trees.

Also carpenters, and Mason's, who built David, a house and

David knew that the Lord had established him King over Israel

and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his

people Israel. So, now what he had next, you

have a form Pagan King Who realizes this this King.

David is is somebody special and so he wants to have some kind of

Allegiance with him. And so he sends a gift and what

does he do? He sends resources and Sons

work. Many says, let me build you a

palace in the city of David. And on top of that, more

importantly, despite the fact that there's great success here,

he maintains the health of his soul, how we see here that in

verse 12, as we heard he acknowledges God as the source

of all his success. God is the one who did this for

me and God brought me here to serve others and not serve

myself. And so this is great, this is

wonderful. And then we read on verse 13.

And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after

he came from Hebron and more Sons.

And Daughters were born to David.

And these are the names of those who are born to him in

Jerusalem. Chamois show, Bob Nathan

Solomon. If har Eli schewe, Neff, egg

yaffa, Eli shama Elida and Ellie fella that I do, okay, The

hebrew-speaking, man. So now we see that not only is

his kingdom expanding, we see that his family is expanding its

growing. Good thing or a bad thing.

Bad, thank you, red flag. Not a good sign.

If you get caught up in the hype of the Highlight Reel.

You think? Yeah?

What. Look at this, look, the

building. The city's becoming beautiful is

becoming stronger than whatever the jebusites could do.

We see that? Even now, there's a line says

outside, we see that there's there's International

recognition and look at David. He's as family is growing too.

Red flag red flag because you and I know her Bible is enough

to realize that David having more wives and more kids with

those wise is a direct violation of Deuteronomy 17, which

instructs the nation of Israel, that no King should have more

than one wife. What's Happening Here?

Everything was so good up to this point.

And if we're not familiar with that context, we would think

that this is harmless. This is okay, this is, this is

just part of the success. This is a warning.

This is a warning and here's the warning.

When we see how much God is doing to us.

And through us, we become strangely confident if we're not

careful that there are certain compromises that God will not

take into consideration. When we see how much God is

doing to us, I can use the word for ice and how much is doing

through us. Strange suggestions.

Begin to surface? That attempt to convince us that

there are certain doors that we can open.

And God will wink at it. and, This is the Temptation, not for

the suffering but for the successful you know, you have

many people who think that when you're suffering you're the most

vulnerable to sin and I say it is equally true if not more true

that when you're walking in success.

That's strange suggestions. Begin to surface in our hearts.

That caused us to entertain certain things that don't seem

to disturb us though. They are clearly wrong according

to God's heart. I remember I don't remember the

details of it but I remember reading it and it making an

impression on me years ago. Of a study of different pastors

who have morally failed. And when they sought to dig in

to see why, this was the case, one of the reasons was that some

of these men thought that because they were serving the

lord for so long that they can please themselves because they

thought that in doing. So they would receive relief and

God would understand because they have worked so hard for his

kingdom. This is what I'm trying to say.

Strange suggestions begin to surface and the place of

consistent service to the Lord especially when there is

promotion and more Effectiveness being realized And what happens

really is, people begin to think that rules don't apply or that.

God obviously is using me to the degree that he cannot remove me.

and so well-known minister in the 80s, and I won't mention his

name was Was exposed for a moral failure.

And one of the Back stories behind that was that God had

sent many warnings to this man. And one of those warning said,

you have, you have clearly neglected, your personal time

and prayer, your personal time in the word of God.

And you're neglecting your time with your wife and if you need

to shut down all the Ministries so that you can get back to the

basics to the very thing that will anchor, you and your

sanctification. And the response of this man who

did fall was something along the lines of we're bringing in a

million dollars, either a day or a week, we're reaching this many

people. I've been anointed by God and

you think I'm going to shut this all down.

And he dismissed the warning, and not only that, but with

arrogance, he responded to his accountability and within a few

months he was caught with a prostitute. and so what we see

here are our seeds of sin that will later on bring about sorrow

to David and the Very Kingdom that he thought would not be

affected by these decisions initially, And so let me make

that point. Again, we often think that we

are most vulnerable to send when we are suffering.

When in fact, we are more vulnerable when we are

succeeding. and so David at this concluding point, Had a

foothold. There was a foothold there that

as we will find out later on, would come back to bite him.

So we have to be careful. We have to be on watch.

We have to be on watch, especially when the fruit of Our

Lives seems to just falling everywhere and so many people

are benefiting from our lives and being blessed by our lives.

Let's look at a Ministry content.

A Ministry context here. If God.

So chooses to overwhelm us, with greater success in Greater

influence, in Greater reach, it is in those.

That we need to be peripheral. All the more look, I'll be

honest the the times, where we feel like we don't need to pray

or the times when we feel like everything's going.

Right. It's amazing what chaos and

Havoc. Does it throws us on our knees

but we must be a people who know early on that not just when

things are Troublesome but especially when all is well that

we would be even more vigilant. That we would be even more

desperate and more careful. Then if things were not going

our way, this is the kind of caliber that that we need to

reach as Servants of the Lord. Jesus Christ, right?

This is why stories like this are given to us so that we

ourselves would be equipped to know how to endure, not just

suffering. But success, Success.

I'll conclude with this, I'll conclude with the gospel.

Truth, making a full circle, perhaps you're in this place.

You've heard of Jesus Christ. You've heard of the essence of

the Christian message, right? You could talk to heathens and

I've talked to them, I've talked to them on the streets.

I've talked to them, not knowingly at the moment,

intoxicated talk them when they stumbled out of clubs and you

ask them what Jesus did for Sinners and they'll say he

forgave us on the cross, God sent it to die for Since I was

their stumbling over their own, their own breath.

And so you might have that general knowledge but I have a

question for you and it is this is he king of your life?

Is he King? Have you declared that?

He is the owner. He is the savior and he is the

master of your soul. And there's this prophecy.

Remember, I've been pointing to a lot of Prophecies of what is

yet to come, but there is a well-known prophecy that.

Has anybody ever memorized Isaiah 9:6?

Isaiah 9:6

We usually bring it up at Christmas time.

Does anybody know Isaiah 9:6 by heart?

Isaiah 9:6

Yes, for unto us. A child is born.

Child is given right? Yes.

Anybody know by heart. Go for it.

If, you know it. Okay, that's Isaiah 9:7.

Isaiah 9:7

So many of us know, Isaiah 9:6 but we don't continue to see

Isaiah 9:6

Isaiah 9:7 and its implications there.

Isaiah 9:7

Isaiah 9:7 tells us something concerning the second coming of

Isaiah 9:7

Christ. The first coming is in Isaiah

Isaiah 9:6

9:6 and the second coming is I Nee 97 Isaiah 9:7 tells and

Isaiah 9:7

reads of the increase of his government and of Peace.

There will be no end. So, when it actually sets up,

his government with his government will be unending,

peace. That's what this world is

looking for, right? But here's the thing, the theme

of unending peace will not be known until Christ.

Is made king without rival. Only when Christ is unrivaled

King. Well, we know unending, peace,

and listen. What is true?

Globally is true individually. I've been trying to make that

case all night that. If you want to know a piece,

that doesn't make sense. If you want to know resolve and

rest and wholeness in your soul, then you must make him King.

Today. And only then will you know, the

benefits of his kingship. Is your soul at peace with God?

Or are you, are you concerned about your Eternal Faith?

Your Eternal destination is your soul at rest to know that you

are living in the very purpose and design that you were created

for. And that is fellowship with God.

Is your sin under the blood of Jesus?

Or do you have this concern that as you stand before the Living

God? Which we all will and the

account of your life is brought forth.

That you have, no substitute, you have no payment, it will be,

it will be on your shoulders. I present to you the King.

Jesus Christ. Who is here to rescue you.

He is he wants to save you from your sin.

He wants to save you from that. Hollowness in your soul.

He wants to fill it with himself.

He wants to give you the assurance that you are safe for

all of eternity and he wants you to know the blessings that will

be in full fruition when he actually physically Returns on

this Earth today and day by day. He is a good King.

There's no one like him. He's a better King than you are

of your own life. You showed up in this world he

made you and determined. When you would come into this

world, I think he will be a better King than you.

And here's the thing, he is not a king who comes with an iron

fist. He is a king who comes to die

and he did to make that bridge between you and him so that you

can enjoy his presence forever and how do you do that?

You repent and believe you realize how good he is and has

goodness brought himself to the cross for your name and for your

sake and for your soul and then you acknowledge that by saying,

I don't want this. Send that put him on the cross.

I don't want the sin. That condemns me.

I want Be rescued by this this man who is the king of all

things, and he will save you. Lord.

We thank you for this study. And we ask Lord that in this

time. There would be a renewed Found

Love. For the realities that you've

purchased for us. When you become king and we

pray. And we ask that for those who

might who might not know you in this place that today, they will

bow the knee at your throne and they will say, Lord Jesus, I

confess you as my savior. I confess that God raise you

from the dead. I confess that you are the

living Christ and that you have come to rescue.

Sinners. I am a sinner saved my soul.

I long to be a citizen of your kingdom.

I long to live with you for all of eternity and Lord made this

may this night be a turning point for someone.

And may your kingdom grow through the ministry of

Maranatha, Bible Church. Help us be faithful ambassadors

of your kingdom and Jesus name we pray.

Amen. Let's stand and worship this

King together.