King David was a drama magnet – 2 Samuel 9, 13, 14, 15, Preview

Are there people in your life who seem to attract more than their fair share of sickness, accidents, strange situations, or relational brokenness?  Maybe you’re thinking, “That’s me.”  Whether you or other people, some people seem like magnets for drama.  When I think of a drama magnet, I think of King David, who is famously known as a man after God’s own heart.  So if drama seems to follow you around, perhaps you’re in good company.  

But hold on a minute.  David is a drama magnet?  We’ve been studying the life of King of David for months now, and think with me about what we’ve seen in his life.  The very first time we meet David, though he is the youngest of eight brothers, he is chosen by God to be the next king, and yet it happens in a secret ceremony.  Dramatic?  Very dramatic.  

Then in the very next episode in David’s life, he is bringing food to his brothers who are serving in the military, when he sees the enemy giant Goliath defying the army of God.  David decides to step in there and do something about it.  High drama.  Good drama.  But drama nonetheless

Let me list in rapid succession more events in David’s life, and you see if they prove my claim about David being a drama magnet: (1) he becomes the king’s music therapist and marries the king’s daughter, (2) he also serves in the military and becomes very successful, which makes the king jealous, (3) the king tries to kill him twice, (4) David flees the palace, becomes a fugitive and is forcibly divorced from his wife, (5) the king chases David all over Israel, (6) David and his men eventually live in enemy Philistine territory, (7) David becomes king of Judah, then Israel, through civil war and military intrigue, (8) David marries numerous wives and forcibly takes back his first wife, (9) David commits adultery and murder. 

Have I proved my claim that David is a drama magnet? Those nine points are just a summary.  We’ve seen a lot more drama than that, haven’t we?  Grab a bible and skim through 1^st and 2^nd Samuel and you’ll see what I mean.  

This coming week, we are going study 2^nd Samuel chapters 9, 13, 14 and 15.  David has rest from his enemies, and he is aging, so perhaps the drama in his life is finally a thing of the past? 

No…not even close.  And yet, there is more to David than just simply being a drama magnet.  He truly is a man after God’s own heart.

We’re going to watch David as new drama erupts in his life.  Maybe the worst kind of drama, family drama.  My guess is that all of us have some examples of our own family drama.  We’re humans after all, and family drama is the norm for humans.  How will David handle family drama?  Read the passage ahead of time, and then check back here on Monday as I begin to discuss those chapters.  There are important principles in this passage for how to handle family drama…and how not to.

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