"David's Great Life" - 1 Samuel 13:14

Episode 55

Title: “David’s Great Life”

Text: 1 Samuel 13:14

Theme: God can give us a life worth living. He can make our lives Great.

 

Interlude: “14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.” – Acts 13:14

 

Introduction:

• King David was one of the greatest men in History. He was God’s choice for a king. He was a born leader, very mature, and beloved (his names meaning). He was a prophet, He wrote 73 of the 150 Psalms. He was a King, for 40 years. 7 Years for Judah and 33 years in Jerusalem.
• David also had a dark side.
  • Uzzah – 2 Sam 6:1-9
    • Field of Abinadab, Kirjath-jearim
    • During the time of Samuel, the Phillistines captured the Ark. They became very superstitious and sent it back on a cart to the Field of Abinadab. (8 miles west of Jerusalem)
    • Transporting the Ark to Jerusalem (the new capital)
    • David had a passion and a love for God
    • He wanted to bring the Ark back to Israel and put it in it’s Capital
    • He did it his way – v.2
    • The result was catastrophic – v.8
    • Compare vs.5 to vs. 8
    • God had specific instructions on how to move the Ark
      • Ex 25:14,15; Joshua 3:3,4
      • Was constructed with rings on the four corners. Staves were put through the rings and the Ark was carried on the shoulders of the Levites.
    • David did things his way
  • Bathsheba (2 Sam 11)
    • Adulterer – 2 Sam 11:1-8
    • Liar – 2 Sam 11: 13-15
    • Murderer 2 Sam 11: 16-18
    • The child conceived died
  • Absalom (2 Sam 13)
    • Incest, rape, and murder (2 Sam 13:14-29)
      • Amnon, raped his sister Tamar (focus on vs. 21-22)
      • Absalom revenged her by killing his own brother (23-30)
    • Rebellion – Absalom led a rebellion against his own Father in order to take his throne.
    • Lost a son – Battle of Ephraim (David told his men not to harm Absalom, but Joab would slay him) 18:9,10,13-16
  • The Plague ( 2 Sam 24:1-4,10,15) David’s census of the people
    • David put his faith in statistics instead of God

The Bible is very clear, the only person to have never sinned was the Lord Jesus. The only one. However, there are some it’s hard to find fault with them (Daniel, Joseph, Timothy, Ruth, John the Baptist) “all have sinned”

Abraham and Isaac both lied; Rachel (Jacob’s wife) Lot and his sin with Sodom, how Moses murdered a man; Peter’s denial, the Disciples that forsook Jesus; Jonah’s disobedience… there were commandments that we find that different people God used broken. Not picking on David but he pretty much broke all the commandments.

James 2:10 KJV: For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

David had a dark side. One thing we can say about David is he was a great sinner. But another thing we can say about David is that he was an even better repenter. (Psalm 51)

51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

David was a man after God’s own heart who God blessed with a Great Life. Let’s look at a few things in the life of David:

Outline:

1. He was a Shepherd: This shows that he was Dependable
   • Saul failed as a king, Samuel is instructed to go to the House of Jesse to anoint one of h