Today, I am reading and commenting on 2 Samuel 4-7.

When David was made king over all of Israel, the Philistines mustered their forces in an attempt to prevent him from consolidating his power.  As I read this passage, David initially withdrew to one of the places where he had hid from King Saul, but once the Philistines had assembled their forces he decided to attack.  However, before he attacked he sought God’s guidance.  When God told him to attack, he did so and drove the Philistines from the field of battle.  The Philistines reassembled their forces and prepared a second time to attack David.  Again, David sought God’s guidance before attacking and defeating the Philistines.  Then later when he brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, he danced with abandon to celebrate and worship God, with no concern for his dignity.  Let us seek to do the same.  Seek God’s guidance before we take action and worship Him without concern for our dignity.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.