1.Gatekeepers were chosen by lots as well. Strangely, we can see that God blessed the gatekeeper clans with many sons. Some had 7, and others had 8 sons. We can see the amazing and detailed provision(...)
Read1. David this time organized the Levites who will serve music before God. As verse 1 mentions, this is not just joyful singing, but an active ministry of prophesying accompanied by instruments. The Le(...)
Read1. Aarons’ descendants were separated into two priestly lines: Eliezer and Ithamar. (Aaron’s eldest sons Nadab and Abihu disobeyed God, and they died. They and their family lines lost their precious c(...)
Read1. When David was old, he set the Levites and priests in order. As an old king about to die, he could have had other concerns, such as border security or a good burial place for himself. However, his(...)
Read1. David had eagerly desired to build the house of the Lord (7; 17:1). God did not allow it but promised David’s son would do the work (8-10), so David prepared everything for his son Solomon.2. Histo(...)
Read1. After his repentance, David was told by the angel of the Lord to build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah (or Ornan) the Jebusite (19), who would have been happy to offer him hi(...)
Read1. David had always adhered to the principle that the battle belonged to the Lord (1 Sam 17:47). But in his old age, he fell victim to Satan and was incited against the truth of God. By this time, the(...)
Read1. In those days, spring was when kings went to war. It was also a time of good weather and many crops after the spring harvest, a season to relax. So, Joab, David’s chief general, led the armed force(...)
Read1. David sent a delegation to Hanun, the son of the Ammonite king Nahash who had just died because his father had shown kindness to him. Scriptures do not tell us clearly how he had shown kindness to(...)
Read1. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went (6b,13b). Biblically two things bring a person victory. First is faith (1 John 5:4,5). David always depended on God in battles, small or large, even whe(...)
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