“Godly Insight”
Proper Interpretation
It is important to take
caution in applying the advice or counsel that we receive from others. In First Samuel 24, Saul is in pursuit of
David. On one occasion, while searching
for him, Saul decides to use the bathroom in a cave that David and his men have
chosen to hide in. David’s men advise
him that God has caused Saul to be placed in a vulnerable position so that
David can take him out. However David chose
to reject the counsel of his men and allow his enemy to live. And as a result, when the time came for him
to become king over Israel, David was blameless of committing any wrong against
Saul. He died in battle against the
Philistines instead of dying at the hands of David.
David’s men improperly assumed
that Saul had been gift wrapped by God so that David could eliminate him, but
David’s ability to view the situation with godly insight kept him
righteous. Sometimes people believe that
the easy way out of a situation displays God’s intervention, but it is
important to properly evaluate the circumstance using Biblical insight.
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of
scoffers!
2 But his delight is in the Law of the Lord,
And on His Law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not
wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
