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Living with the Philistines
David was anointed to be king when he was still a boy. I am not sure exactly how old he is, but it seems to be that we was a preteen, or maybe in his early teens. While this is when he was anointed to be king of Israel, it was many years later that he actually became king. When David was anointed to be king the current king was Saul. Sometime after David’s anointing Saul went crazy and became determined to kill David. So, David avoided several of Saul’s attempts on his life, and then finally fled. David then finds himself living with the Philistines. The Philistines were enemies of the Israelites. Most of you are probably familiar with the story of David and Goliath. Well, Goliath was a Philistine. David lived with his mortal enemies for some time before returning to his own people and becoming king.
This is where I feel I am. No, there is not somebody trying to kill me, and no I don’t feel that I am living with my mortal enemies. However, I can relate to the time between when David was anointed to be king and when he actually became king. I know that God has called me to full-time ministry, but in many ways I don’t feel any closer to that calling then when I first felt the call.
There is a part of me that longs to sell my house, pack up the family and go off to seminary. However, I am being told by many people that I trust that I really don’t need to do that. Plus, I can’t really uproot my family to do something that I WANT to do, but am sure God wants me to do.
Anyways, I guess this post was just so that I could unload a little. If you are one to pray, then pray for clarity; that I would know what direction God would have me to go.
I wonder did David ever find himself wondering if God really intended for him to be king of Israel. “God, if you really want me to be king of Israel, why am I living with the Philistines?” Ok, maybe he never actually asked that question, but I could see where he could have felt that way.