PROCLAMATION
“Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself
forward and said, ‘I will be king.’ So
he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.” 1 Kings 1:5 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
Adonijah was King David’s oldest living son at that
time and he exalted himself and declared that he would be king because David
was old and infirmed. (1 Kings 1:1-2)
With the assistance of Joab, the commander of the army, and Abiathar,
the priest, Adonijah attempted to usurp the throne just as his half-brother
Absalom had done. (2 Samuel 15:1) He had
a feast prepared and invited all of the king’s sons, except Solomon, and all of
the royal officials, except Nathan the prophet. (1 Kings 1:9-10) King David had no knowledge of Adonijah
actions. Nathan and Bathsheba informed him
of such and reminded him of his oath that Solomon would succeed him as king. (1
Kings 1:11-14) Then David made his son
Solomon king over all of Israel and Judah. (1 Kings 1:29-35)
APPLICATION
Everything that we want is not meant for us to have. Just because we “name it and claim it” does
not make it ours. Everything, or
position, that we want for ourselves does not always fit in with the will of
God. “For whosoever exalted himself shall
be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” (Luke 14:11) Sometimes we need to let others exalt us and
not do it ourselves. “For promotion
cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge; He putteth down one,
and setteth up another.” (psalm 75:6-7)
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