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1 Chronicles 14:1-17\u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Chronicles 14:1-17.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 14:1 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 1:\u00a0\u00a0As the newly crowned king of Israel, David enlists a non-believer King Hiram of Tyre to provide workers and supplies to build a palace for him.\u00a0\u00a0I like what Pastor Jon Courson says on this point when he writes:<\/p>\n

Hiram was not a believer and yet he provided materials and skilled workmen to build a house for David. In this, I am reminded of the time Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water in order to give her the opportunity to give something to Him (John 4<\/a>). Sometimes I feel that we in the Christian community have so barricaded ourselves in some ways that we have not allowed the Hirams or Samaritan women of the world to interact with us and, in the process, be exposed to the things of God. I think there are times when the Lord would have us involved with people who don’t know Him in order to open the way for the gospel.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0(from Jon Courson’s Application Commentary Old Testament Volume 1)<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 14:2 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And David knew that the\u00a0LORD\u00a0had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted\u00a0for the sake of his people Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 2:\u00a0\u00a0David came to an important realization: the reason why God exalted him as the king of Israel was not for his own sake, but \u201cfor the sake of his people Israel\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Likewise,\u00a0whenever God gives you power or influence, remember that it is not for your sake that He gives you that power or influence.\u00a0\u00a0Rather, it is because God has other people in mind to bless through you.\u00a0You are blessed to be a blessing.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0You are empowered so that you can empower others.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 14:3-7 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 3-7:\u00a0\u00a0Here David disobeys the word of God which commands that a king \u201cmust not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray\u201d (Deuteronomy\u00a017:17).\u00a0\u00a0Unfortunately, David\u2019s failure to keep his own sexual passions and hormones in check was the number reason for the troubles and grief that he would experience and cause others to experience.\u00a0\u00a0What can we learn from this?\u00a0Whenever God gives us a command, it is for our good and our protection.\u00a0\u00a0Also, a leader needs to keep his emotions and passions in check if that leader is to be effective.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 14:8-17 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them.
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim;
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0so David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The\u00a0LORD\u00a0answered him, “Go, I will hand them over to you.”
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.
\n12\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire.
\n13\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Once more the Philistines raided the valley;
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go straight up, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.”
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the\u00a0LORD\u00a0made all the nations fear him.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 8-17:\u00a0\u00a0In his prime, David\u2019s greatest attribute was his close relationship with the Lord and how whenever it was time to make crucial decisions, David would inquire of the Lord.\u00a0\u00a0Here David consults the Lord twice on two different occasions when the Philistines raided the valley of Rephaim.\u00a0\u00a0Then David would act on the word that he heard from the Lord.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Notice also that when the Philistines raided the same valley a second time (v13), David didn\u2019t assume that he should just do what we did last time.\u00a0\u00a0Rather, David still went back to the Lord and asked for His guidance again.<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t assume that you know what to do even when the situation you\u2019re facing appears similar to what you\u2019ve dealt with before.\u00a0\u00a0When making important decisions, look to God for guidance first.\u00a0\u00a0Ask Him to check your blind spots.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Even more than asking wise and experienced people for advice, go to God and ask Him what you should do.\u00a0\u00a0For the man or woman of God, inquiring of God first is always the way to go.<\/p>\n

Holy Spirit, I pray that my habit would be to consult You first whenever I need to make important decisions.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thank You for always being my greatest counselour who guides me with Your Word so that I can make the best decisions.\u00a0\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Chronicles 14:1-17.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 14:1 (NIV)\u00a0
\n1\u00a0\u00a0Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him.
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\nOn verse 1:\u00a0\u00a0As the newly crowned king of Israel, David enlists a non-believer King Hiram of Tyre to provide workers and supplies to build a palace for him.\u00a0\u00a0I like what Pastor Jon Courson says on this point when he writes:<\/p>\n

Hiram was not a believer and yet he provided materials and skilled workmen to build a house for David. In this, I am reminded of the time Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water in order to give her the opportunity to give something to Him (John 4). Sometimes I feel that we in the Christian community have so barricaded ourselves in some ways that we have not allowed the Hirams or Samaritan women of the world to interact with us and, in the process, be exposed to the things of God. I think there are times when the Lord would have us involved with people who don’t know Him in order to open the way for the gospel.\u00a0\u00a0(from Jon Courson’s Application Commentary Old Testament Volume 1)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3870","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\/3870","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=3870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3872,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3870\/revisions\/3872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}