- 2 Samuel 9
We are skipping a huge section of the David story. I would encourage you to spend time to read the story. What has happened is that David has now become king after defeating Saul. He has conquered Jerusalem and returned the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem.
After years of warfare David turns his attention a family member of his former enemy Saul. Consider what David does. He asks if there is anyone "left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" The normal behavior was to destroy all the family of your rival. David does the opposite of what is normal and seeks out a family member of his rival to bless.
On a regular basis we come to moments of decision. We can respond in the normal behavior of our culture or we can choose a different way. What would it mean for you to chose a different way in a decision you are facing?
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As a leader in my organization, we are constantly subject to negative comments and thoughts from members who do not agree with decisions that we make. Recently, we met as an exec team to agree on a way to 'combat' this. A common reaction is to give back the negativity and hostility-we chose a different route. Each of us chose one person that we would consider our rival, and we were challenged to pray for them and to remain friendly and not be brought down by whatever they may do. While it was hard at first, I have seen an improvement in not only my attitude, but my "rival's" as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to deal with "rivals"!
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