{"id":3800,"date":"2019-07-04T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2019-06-30T17:30:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T00:30:52","slug":"1chronicles_11_1-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/1chronicles_11_1-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Power and Getting Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Chronicles 11:1-19 \u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Chronicles 11:1-19.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 11:1-3 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the\u00a0LORD\u00a0your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'”
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a compact with them at Hebron before the\u00a0LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the\u00a0LORD\u00a0had promised through Samuel.
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\nOn verses 1-3:\u00a0 David stepped into his destiny as king of Israel with the affirmation, encouragement and empowering of others.\u00a0 Who is someone who could use your affirmation, encouragement and empowering today?\u00a0\u00a0When you go out of your way to affirm, encourage and empower another person, you help them step into their God-given calling.<\/strong>
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\n1 Chronicles 11:4-5 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
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\nOn verses 4-5:\u00a0 David made the place which the Jebusites said he could not conquer the very place where he would take up residence: Jerusalem.\u00a0 Similarly, our hearts were held captive by sin and Satan, who said, \u201cSon of David, you will not get in here.\u201d\u00a0 But nevertheless Jesus the Son of David found a way to capture our hearts and defeat our enemy, and now He takes up residence in us.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 11:6 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander-in-chief.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.
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\nOn verse 6: Considering all the harm that Joab would later do to Israel and to David personally, David probably lived to regret this decision to make Joab his commander-in-chief.\u00a0 Perhaps David should not have left such an important decision about who would be his commander-in-chief to a one-off contest like this.\u00a0 Perhaps instead David should have put Joab through a longer period of testing before promoting him.\u00a0 For David needed his commander in chief to be fully trustworthy, reliable, to have good judgment and a similar heart, value system and vision as David.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Joab, though talented and driven, lacked these other essential traits.
\nWhat can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0When deciding to promote someone, do not leave that decision up to chance or make that choice lightly.<\/strong>\u00a0 Carefully consider the track record of the person to make sure that they are not just a one hit wonder, but someone who is truly trustworthy over a long period of time and who shares the same values and vision as you.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 11:7-9 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David.
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And David became more and more powerful, because the\u00a0LORD\u00a0Almighty was with him.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 7-9: Notice that made David powerful was not the resources he had or the people that he had, but more importantly it was \u201cbecause the Lord Almighty was with him.\u201d (v9)\u00a0\u00a0The key to growing in power, strength and wisdom is a close relationship with God.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 11:10-11 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0These were the chiefs of David’s mighty men–they, together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the\u00a0LORD\u00a0had promised–
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0this is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was chief of the officers; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
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\nOn verses 10-19:\u00a0\u00a0 Here the Chronicler starts his list of David\u2019s mighty men.\u00a0 David’s mighty men were capable leaders and brave fighters who stood beside David in his battles and helped establish his kingdom.\u00a0 The Chronicler starts with David\u2019s Three, who consisted of Jashobeam the Hacmonite, Eleazor the Ahohite, and Shammah the Hararite (2 Samuel\u00a023:11).\u00a0 Each of the Three had impressive individual accomplishments, some of which are described in verses 11-14.<\/p>\n

But perhaps the most impressive feat of the Three is described in verses 15 to 19, when David announces that he would love to get a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, which was occupied by Philistines.\u00a0 In an effort to fulfill their leader\u2019s wish, the Three secretly break through Philistine ranks and risk their lives just to get David a cup of water from that well.<\/p>\n

When David is presented with this cup of water and hears about how the Three risked their lives just to get him this cup, David refuses to drink it.\u00a0 Instead, he pours it out as a drink offering before the Lord (2 Samuel\u00a023:16).\u00a0 Why did he “waste” the water that the Three worked so hard to get him?\u00a0 He wasn’t wasting it.\u00a0 Rather, by pouring it out before the Lord, David was saying, \u201cGod, I am humbled by the love, devotion and sacrifice these men have shown me.\u00a0 Remember them and bless them for the way they served me.\u00a0 I don\u2019t take their service for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0When you choose to get behind your God-given leader\u2019s vision and serve them with humility, courage and self-sacrifice, you not only bless your leader; you are also giving\u00a0God\u00a0<\/em>a pleasing offering.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>How well do you get behind your God-given leader\u2019s vision and serve that vision with humility, courage and self-sacrifice?\u00a0 Your answer to that question will in many ways determine how much God will honour and bless you down the road.<\/p>\n

Heavenly Father, may I be someone who affirms and empowers others.\u00a0 May I wise in how I promote others.\u00a0 And may I be one who serves my God-given leaders with courage, humility, and self-sacrifice, for this pleases You.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,
\n\u00a0
\nToday\u2019s passage is 1 Chronicles 11:1-19.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!
\n\u00a0
\n1 Chronicles 11:1-3 (NIV)\u00a0
\n1\u00a0\u00a0All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.\u00a0
\n2\u00a0\u00a0In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the\u00a0LORD\u00a0your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'”\u00a0
\n3\u00a0\u00a0When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a compact with them at Hebron before the\u00a0LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the\u00a0LORD\u00a0had promised through Samuel.
\n\u00a0
\nOn verses 1-3:\u00a0 David stepped into his destiny as king of Israel with the affirmation, encouragement and empowering of others.\u00a0 Who is someone who could use your affirmation, encouragement and empowering today?\u00a0\u00a0When you go out of your way to affirm, encourage and empower another person, you help them step into their God-given calling.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3804,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3805,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions\/3805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}