1 Chronicles 15-17

[wolfpurplemoon]

David starts a band, with a lot of players and they make a lot of noise and disturb the neighbours.

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[zendali.livejournal.com]

Damn, the Bible really is relevant to our lives today! :D

The band of David

[(Anonymous)]

Yep...a 'music geek'.
So from everyone else's standpoint, King Saul, the previous dead king, had it all.
He was tall, good looking, was a man's man and was really, really arrogant.
And to make matters worse...he could never, ever admit he was wrong.
When Samuel, the prophet, would call him out on something, he would twist the story around so that it appeared that he had done nothing wrong.
The problem with King Saul was that because he couldn't be honest with himself...God couldn't use him.

So...God annointed David, the youngest of 7 brothers who sang on a harp and killed lions and giants in his spare time, to be king. God looks on the heart and opposes anyone who is arrogant and proud. When we think we are 'all that' and the God of Creation looks at us in disbelief, then He opposes us.

So....yeah....David's little noisy band was a lot easier for God to tolerate than King Saul's stinky arrogance.