Here’s what makes an all-time blockbuster: Courageous Battles.Glorious Victories. Narrow Escapes.Unbridled Sensuality. Flawed Humanity. Treacherous Betrayal. Stunning Redemption. Then we add, “Ardent Worship” to the mix and we have a story of biblical proportions. That’s the story of the second monarch who ruled in the Kingdom of Israel during her formative years. What force thrust this rich man’s forgotten son whose primary duty was just tending sheep to the stage of national significance? What distinguished him from King Saul and his combat-hardened war veterans? Was it because God obviously gifted him with the skills necessary to become the next king? Or was it his natural abilities to lead? David’s leadership was established not by his talent or abilities, not even the fact that he knows how to recognize an incredible opportunity. It was his courage to act on what he saw. This was the catalyst that set in motion a long series of providential events. David’s talent would never have been discovered apart from his courage and of course careful timing. While it is true that Goliath represented a significant threat to the security of Israel, for David, Goliath also represented something else — OPPORTUNITY.
1 Sam 17:45-47
45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies
of Israel, whom you have defied. . . .and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! 47 And everyone assembled here will know that the LORD rescues his people, BUT NOT with sword and spear. This is the LORD’s battle, and he will give you to us!”
For David, wherever there is fear, there is opportunity. Wherever there is great fear, there is great opportunity. But he was never careless. David understood the unique roles of confidence and caution because courage requires both. David’s caution did not keep him from the battle, but neither did he allow his confidence to blind him to the need to select his stones with care.
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