Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Samuel 23:1-7; 1 Chronicles 18:14
by: Matthew Berg.
Can we be bold like David and exclaim, “God’s Spirit spoke through me, [H]is words took shape on my tongue” (2 Samuel 23:2, The Message)? We must be people who are defined as ones who rule in the fear of the Lord (v.3)—not the kind of fear in a horror movie, but rather the kind of reverent fear that is born out of respect and regard for their leader. King David took seriously his charge to rule in way that reflected God’s character. We may not be kings, but God still expects that we will carry ourselves the same way David did.