Wednesday – History

Reading – 1 Samuel 21-22

Highlight Verse:

“David went to the town of Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw him. “Why are you alone?” he asked. “Why is no one with you?””
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭21‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Ahimelech’s simple question, asked in two ways, speaks volumes about David.

It was so unusual for David to be alone that the priest trembled when he saw it.

If you read on, you know that David lied to Ahimelech to try to protect him. That was a tactic that didn’t work. Saul was so crazy with envy and rage that he had the priests at Nob killed.

That was the kind of desperate situation that David was in.

Saul’s insanity and the way David handled it is why so many people gathered around him. It’s what launched his reign as king when Saul finally died.

The key thought for me is that David was a natural leader. For that reason, he almost always had people around him.

It wasn’t because he came into power and told people to follow him. It was because he unselfishly led people that they followed him.

What does it take for you to want to follow someone?
How do you know if God has called you to be a leader?