๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฎ:๐ด โ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ? ๐ก๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐.โ
David was a rising star in Israel. The esteem he was held in had surpassed that of King Saul. That didnโt just irk Saul, it drove him into deep suspicion.
There was presumed treachery that filled Saulโs heart and his thinking:
๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ญ๐ด:๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐; ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐น๐. โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐,โ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐, โ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ?โ
Now, Samuel the prophet had already told Saul that he had been rejected as king โ by God. Saulโs hold on power, then, was only by human means. And in the tradition of royal families, there was a dynasty to be upheld and defended. Threats like David needed to be eliminated.
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But David had no intention of overthrowing Saul; he served the king with exemplary loyalty. He was NOT, as the king accused, lying in wait for him. He was fleeing for his life from a murderous tyrant.
The paranoia that governs the life of some in power causes acts of malice towards even the most innocent and upstanding people under them. Indeed, the worst thing you can do under a tyrant is do your job well. Any acclaim that comes your way is perceived as something taken away from the despot. There can only be one star โ the ruler.
While autocratic, tyrannical, even murderous rulers do exist in the world even today I am thankful to never have one running political things where I have lived; at least to the extent of hunting down their enemies to kill them physically. However, the controlling spirit of stultifying leadership is everywhere, and I have seen that.
If Iโm under such an authority, I do think itโs Godโs will and self-preservation to escape or hideout in the corners such as David did. While it is part of any employment to do what it takes to advance the corporation or organization, being slain in reputation, limited in future development or otherwise discredited and disparaged is harmful to the soul. I have been there; and my refuge was lateral movement. Escape is not always possible, so shelter is advisable. I prayed, I moved as I saw opportunity.
If I AM in a role of authority, woe to me if I become jealous towards those who report to me – I need to fight that zealously. For indeed, may they be more gifted and productive than I am. I need to promote them, even above and beyond me, seeing my role in their lives as nurturer, even for a short season. And in that role, I rejoice with those who rejoice (Romans 12:15), at any advancement.
Hierarchy is solidly scriptural and may I live in the structure with a heart after God.