"Teach Me to Do Your Will" - GOD'S WILL WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DAVID

Another way David showed that he was willing to trust in Jehovah was by viewing Israel's first king, Saul, the same way Jehovah did.  Saul was jealous of David.  Three times he tried to kill David by throwing a spear at him.  But David moved out of the way each time, and he did not fight back against the king.  He later tried to run away from Saul.  (1 Samuel 18:7-11; 19:10) Then Saul chose  3,000 men out of all Israel and went looking for David in the wilderness, (1 Samuel 24:22) One day Saul went into a cave where David and his men were hiding.  Because God had already said that David would be the new king, David could have viewed this as his chance to kill Saul. (1 Samuel 16:1, 13) David''s men  even encouraged him to kill Saul. But David said: "It is unthinkable, on my part, from Jehovah's standpoint, that I should do this thing to my lord, the anointed of Jehovah."  (Read 1 Samuel 24:4-7.) Saul was still Jehovah's anointed king.  Jehovah had not yet removed  him. David only cut off the skirt of Saul's sleeveless coat.  This proved that David did not plan on harming Saul, even though David could have killed him. - 1 SAMUEL 24:11.

The last time David saw Saul, he again showed respect for him because  he was still  "the anointed of Jehovah.  "David and  Abishai arrived at a place where Saul was camping and found him asleep. Abishai thought that God had brought Saul to this place so David could kill him. Abishai even offered to kill Saul with a spear.  But David  did not allow this to happen.  (1 Samuel 26:8-11)  Because David kept waiting on Jehovah, or seeking God's guidance, David did not want to harm Jehovah's appointed king despite what Abishai said. 

We too might be in situation where others want us  to do what they is best instead of supporting us in doing Jehovah's will. Or they might even want us to make a choice   before we think about how Jehovah views the situation.  That is what Abishai did to David. To make sure that we do not let people influence us this way, we need to keep clearly in mind how  Jehovah  views the situation and to be determined to do what he wants us to do.

David prayed to Jehovah God:   "Teach me to do your will/" (Read Psalm 143:5, 8, 10.)  David did not rely on his own ideas, and he did not simply do what other people told him to do.  Instead, he was eager to be taught by God. He said: "I have meditated on all of your activity, I willing kept myself concerned with the work of your own hands."  Like David, we can find out what God's will is by studying the Scriptures carefully and my meditating on  how Jehovah guided humans in the past.

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