Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, April 25, 2021

Happily Ever After?

Today Pastor Michael is wrapping up his series on David, the Warrior King.  David is being made the King of Israel at the age of thirty and will rule for forty more years.  There were three reasons, listed below, for David being made king but the most important one is that he had been chosen by the Lord to be the king of Israel.  There is a lesson here on holding on to faith and hope when God is in the equation.  It took over fifteen years for David to see this but he did it the right way.  He didn’t undercut or disparage Saul and he still had to fight battles even when he reached the throne.  He was much closer to forty when he became absolute, overall leader of the nation of Israel.

Happily Ever After is not a destination.  It’s a journey!

(MacArthur Study Bible Notes (ESV)) all the tribes of Israel. The term “all” is used three times (vv. 1 3 5) to emphasize that the kingdom established under King David was truly a united monarchy. The “elders” of Israel (v. 3), representing the “tribes” (v. 1), came to David at Hebron with the express purpose of submitting to his rule. Three reasons were given by the Israelites for wanting to make David king: 1) he was an Israelite brother (cf. Deut. 17:15); 2) he was Israel’s best warrior and commander; and 3) he had been chosen by the Lord to be the king of Israel.

Today’s bible verses are found in 2 Samuel 5: 1-5.