PROCLAMATION
“Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the
priest; and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, ‘Why
art thou alone, and no man with thee?’ ”
1 Samuel 21:1 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God by the prophet Samuel. When David
left Jonathan to flee from Saul, he went to Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech was concerned when he saw David as
to why he was alone. He told the priest
that he was travelling alone on a special mission for the king and that he
would meet up with his men later. (1 Samuel 21:1-2) David asked the priest for some bread, but
there was only consecrated bread so David took that. He also asked the priest for a weapon but all
that was there was the sword which David had used to cut off the head of
Goliath, that had been wrapped and stored.
So David took Goliath’s sword. (1 Samuel 21:3-9) Then he went to Achish king of Gath, enemies
of Israel, to hide from Saul. Because
they recognized him, David had to pretend that he was insane in order to be
safe in their presence. (1 Samuel 21:10-14)
APPLICATION
Years ago I
heard this old saying, “Sometimes it is better to run away, and live to fight
another day” (Author unknown) David knew
better than to fight with King Saul. The
Bible teaches us not to harm the man of God saying, “Touch not” the anointed of
God and do His prophets no harm. (1 Chronicles 16:22 and Psalm 105:15) The Lord God will chastise and punish His own
as He sees fit and feels is appropriate.
It is better for us to walk away and avoid a confrontation with a man of
God than to risk incurring the wrath of God by harming one of His own. We can disagree with one without becoming
disagreeable.
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