Many of us know the story
of David and Goliath, but how many of us know about the life of David after and
what he ended up becoming. In 2nd Samuel 1-10, we read of how David
becomes King David and some of the great things that he accomplished. Here are
a few examples:
Slays the Amalekite who killed Saul.
Becomes king over the house of Judah
Defeats Abner and those of Israel
Becomes king over all of Israel
Takes over Jerusalem
Conquers the Philistines
Brings ark to the city of David
Took over many nations where he executed righteous judgment and
justice
Restores the land of Saul
Defeats Ammonites and Syrians
At the beginning of 2nd
Samuel 7 David offers to build a house unto the Lord. But his offer is rejected
by the Lord and he is told not to do so. The reason why the Lord asks him
not to is not explained, but in Chronicles 22:7-8 David explains to Solomon
that he was not allowed to build a temple because he had seen too much war and bloodshed.
As we move on through chapter 7 of 2nd Samuel though, we see that
the Lord still has great plans for David and his future lineage.
2 Samuel 7:12-17 shows us how the Lord knows everything from the
beginning to the end. In these scriptures we learn that Christ will come
through David’s lineage and inherent “his throne both physically and
spiritually.” (Old Testament Student Manual) We also learn that David’s lineage
will continue on forever unlike Saul’s who’s lineage was destroyed because of
his sinfulness. Hearing this must have brought great joy to David to know that
the Son of God would come down through his own lineage and that because of his
righteous actions his lineage would go on forever. I know that if I had this
revealed to me that I would be joyful and feel that all of my faith and
devotion to the Lord had truly blessed my life and the life of others. In
further reading of 2 Samuel 7, we see that David is joyful and praises the Lord
and thanks him for this blessing.
