When God releases his favour
(Favour means gaining God’s approval, acceptance and blessings. Or God given ability to do something which is humanly impossible).
(A). When David was Fleeing from Saul, these are the kinds of men who joined him (a moment of humiliation):
1 Samuel 22:2: All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.
(B). When the time came for him to be go back and be made king, this is what happened and these are the kinds of men who joined him (a moment of approval and jubilation):
1 Chronicles 11: People came to him at Ziklag where he had run away from King Saul and made him King at Hebron. Other joined him at Hebron.
V3 – Israel elders anointed him
V5. – He captured Jerusalem from the Jebusites who had refused him; nevertheless, he captured it with Joab his commander. It became the fortress of Zion/the city of David.
V9. He became more and more powerful because the Lord Almighty was with Him.
V10. The chiefs of mighty warriors, and all Israel gave him great support.
V11 – 25. The mighty warriors who joined him had supernatural abilities:
• Jashobeam – Raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
• Eliezer – Struck down the Philistines with David when the other troops fled.
• Three of the thirty chiefs who broke through the philistine’s lines to draw water for David
• Abishai, Joab’s brother was chief of the three mighty warriors – He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed.
• Benaiah (He was in charge of David’s bodyguard)- Struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. He struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
1 Chronicles 12: V1-22: The Mighty warriors in chapter 12:
• Helped him in battle – Armed with bows, were able to shoot arrows or sling stones right handed or left handed; were Saul’s relatives.
• Danites were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.
• The Gadites were Army commanders, the least being a match for a hundred, and the greatest a thousand.
• Benjamites also came and were made leaders of his raiding bands
• Warriors from Manasseh helped David against raiding bands, and were his army commanders.
V22: Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God****
Other Warriors who joined David: V23 – 37:
From Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle.
From Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100.
From Levi—4,600.
From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then.
From Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800.
From half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000.
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do**** 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command .
From Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000.
From Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears.
From Dan, ready for battle—28,600.
From Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000.
From east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000.
V38 – All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks. They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king. ***
V39 – 40 – Three days’ food provisions were brought on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen – flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep…..there was JOY in Israel.
What we need is God’s favour and not men approval. When favour comes, all things fall in their rightful place and position without strain.
What God has spoken, must come to pass. God had spoken David will become a King, amidst great opposition, frustration, sabotage from Saul (a type of an enemy) – the God’s promise had to be fulfilled for His favor was upon the poor and humble David.
Saul was seeing a mere shepherd boy – God was seeing a mighty king.
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