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God Doesn't Choose Like We Do Series Contributed by David Rigg on Mar 29, 2014 (message contributor) Summary: Here's a sermon about God's choice of David to become the next king of Israel. God Doesn't Choose Like We Do 1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons." 2And Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me." And the LORD said, "Take a heifer with you, and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.' 3Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you." 4So Samuel did what the LORD said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, "Do you come peaceably?" 5And he said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice. 6So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him." 7But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 8So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one." 9Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one." 10Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these." 11And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all the young men here?" Then he said, "There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here." 12So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!" 13Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah. Today, we are beginning a new sermon series on the life of David. Our world desperately needs models worth following. We need authentic heroes - people of integrity, whose lives inspire us to do better, and to stand taller. David's life is certainly one worth studying, and one worth imitating. David is the only one in all of Scripture to be called "a man after God's own heart." More has been written about David than about any other biblical character? (Except Jesus, of course) Abraham has some 14 chapters dedicated to his life, and so does Joseph. Elijah has 10 chapters. But David's life covers 66 chapters. That doesn't include 59 references to him in the New Testament. David is mentioned more than any other Old Testament character in the pages of the New Testament. David was a poet, a musician, a courageous warrior, and national statesman. In battle, he acted with unshakable confidence. In decisions, he judged with wisdom and fairness. In writing, he wrote with vulnerability and with trust in God. In friendship, he was loyal to the end. Even in his promotion to the highest position in the land, David modeled integrity and humility. But having said all that, I don't want you to get the wrong idea about why God chose David... or why God chooses anyone, for that matter. As we will see, David, like us, was anything but perfect. Having earned the public's trust and respect, he forfeited it all in a brief moment of pleasure. Then, as the consequences kick in, we discover another side of the man's make-up. We see his lustfulness as a husband, weakness as a father, and deceitfulness and ruthlessness as a leader. It's all there in the Bible, written for all to learn. The Bible never flatters its heroes. The Bible tells us the truth about each biblical character... so that against the background of human breakdown and failure we may appreciate the grace of God and recognize that God works through human weaknesses. And so David, and all the great men and women of Scripture, though far from perfect, leave us with a lives lived with strengths worth imitating, and failures to be avoided. Before we delve into the life of David, we need to go back about 40 years and get a sense of what was happening in Israel, Related Media SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide
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1 शमूएल अध्याय 16 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुहुन्छ, “कति दिन शाऊलको निम्ति दुःखीत भइरहन्छसू? शाऊललाई मैले इस्राएलको राजापदबाट हटाइसके तरै पनि त्यसको दुःख मानिरहन्छस्। तँसित भएको सींङ तेलले भर र बेतलेहेम जा। म तँलाई बेतलेहेमको यिशै नाउँको मानिसकहाँ पठाउँदैछु। यिशै बेतलेहेममा बस्छ। मैले त्यसकै एकजना छोरालाई नयाँ राजाको रूपमा चुनें।” 2 शमूएलले भने, “यदि म गएँ भने यो समाचार शाऊलले सुन्ने छ र मलाई मार्ने छ।”परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “बेतलेहेममा जा साथमा एउटा बाछा पनि लानु र भन्नु, ‘परमप्रभुलाई बलि चढाउन आएको।’ 3 यिशैलाई बलि चढाउन बोलाउनु। त्यसपछि म तँलाई के गर्नु पर्छ भन्ने छु। तैंले त्यस मानिसलाई अभिषेक गर्नु जुन म तँलाई देखाउँनेछु।” 4 शमूएलले त्यसै गरे जो परमप्रभुले तिनलाई गर्नु भन्नु भएको थियो। शमूएल बेतलेहेम गए। बेतलेहेमका बूढा-प्रधानहरू डरले कामे। तिनीहरूले शमूएललाई भेटे र सोधे, “के तपाईं शान्ति पूर्वक आउँनु भयो?” 5 शमूएलले भने, “ज्यू, म शान्ति पूर्वक आएँ। म परमप्रभुलाई बलिदान चढाउन आएको हुँ। तपाईंहरू पनि पूजाका निम्ति तयार भएर बलिदान चढाउन मसित आउनु होस्।” शमूएलले यिशै र तिनका छोराहरूलाई तयार पारे। त्यस पछि शमूएलले तिनीहरूलाई बलिदान चढाउन बोलाए। 6 जब यिशै र तिनका छोराहरू आइ पुगे, शमूएलले एलीआबलाई देखे। शमूएलले सोचे, “निश्चय पनि परमप्रभुले छान्नु भएको मानिस यिनै हुनु पर्छ।” 7 तर परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नु भयो, “एलीआब अग्लो र सुन्दर छ। तर यस्तो विचार गर्नु हुदैन। परमेश्वरले ती चीजहरू हेर्नु हुन्न हो मानिसहरूले हेर्छन्। मानिसले बाहिरी रूप मात्र हेर्छ, तर परमप्रभुले उसको हृदय हेर्नुहुन्छ। एलीआब त्यो ठीक मानिस होइन।” 8 त्यसपछि यिशैले तिनका दोस्रो छोरा अबीनादाबलाई बोलाए। अबीनादाब शमूएलकै छेउ भएर हिंडे। तर शमूएलले भने, “होइन, यसलाई पनि परमप्रभुले चुन्नु भएको छैन।” 9 त्यसपछि यिशैले शम्मालाई शमूएलको छेउमा बोलाए। तर शमूएलले भने, “होइन, यसलाई पनि परमप्रभुले चुन्नु भएको होइन।” 10 यिशैले सातौ छोरा देखाए। तर शमूएलले यिशैलाई भने, “परमप्रभुले यिनीहरू मध्ये कसैलाई पनि चुन्नु भएको छैन।” 11 शमूएले यिशैलाई सोधे, “के तपाईंका छोराहरू यति नै हुन्?”यिशैले भने, “होइन अर्को छोरा छ सब भन्दा कान्छो, तर अहिले भेडा चराउँदैछ।”शमूएलले भने, “उसलाई यहाँ तुरून्तै लिन पठाऊ। उ नआइञ्जेल सम्म हामी खान बस्ने छैनौं।” 12 यिशैले कान्छो छोरा लिन तुरून्तै कसैलाई पठाए। त्यो छोरा हेर्दै राम्रो थियो, रातो वर्णको युवक। उ साँच्चै सुन्दर थियो।परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नु भयो, “उठेर उसलाई अभिषेक गर। त्यहि एउटा हो।” 13 शमूएलले सीङबाट तेल निकालेर यिशैको कान्छा छोराको शिरमा दाजूहरूका अगाडी खन्याई दिए। परमप्रभुको आत्मा एकदमै शक्तिको साथ दाऊदमाथि त्यस दिन देखि उत्रियो। त्यस पछि शमूएल रामा घरतिर फर्के। 14 परमप्रभुको आत्माले शाऊललाई त्यागि दियो। परमप्रभुले दुष्ट आत्मा शाऊल कहाँ पठाउँनु भयो। त्यसले शाऊललाई साह्रै सतायो। 15 शाऊलको नोकरले भन्यो, “परमेश्वरद्वारा पठाउँनु भएको दुष्ट आत्माले तपाईंलाई साह्रै दुःख दियो। 16 हामीलाई आदेश दिनुहोस हामीले कुनै त्यस्तो व्यक्ति खोज्न सकौं जसले वीणा बजाउन सक्छ। यदि परमप्रभुबाट आएको त्यस दुष्ट आत्माले तपाईंलाई सताउन थालेछ भने त्यस मानिसले वीणा बजाउन थाल्नेछ र तपाईंलाई आराम अनुभव हुनेछ।” 17 शाऊलले नोकर-चाकरहरूलाई भने, “एउटा मानिसलाई मेरो निम्ति खोज जसले असल तरिकाले संगीत बजाउँछ। त्यसलाई म कहाँ ल्याऊ।” 18 एउटा नोकरले भन्यो, “एउटा यिशै नाउँका मानिस छन्। बेतलेहेममा बस्छन्। मैले देखेको छु यिशैको छोरा। उसले कसरी वीणा बजाउनु पर्छ जान्दछ। उ साह्रै वीर र युद्ध गर्न जान्दछ। उ साह्रै फुर्तिलो र सुन्दर छ। परमप्रभु पनि उसैको साथ हुनुहुन्छ।” 19 यसकारण शाऊलले समाचार दिने मानिसलाई यिशैकहाँ पठाए। तिनीहरूले यिशैलाई भने, “तिम्रो दाऊद नाउँको छोरा छ। जसले तिम्रा भेडाहरू चराउँछ। उसलाई मकहाँ पठाऊ।” 20 यिशैले शाऊलका निम्ति उपहारको बन्दोबस्त गर्यो। यिशैले उपहारको रूपमा एउटा गधा, केही रोटी, एक मशक दाखरस र एउटा बाख्राको पाठो तयार पार्यो। यिशैले ती चीजहरू दाऊदका साथ लगाएर शाऊल कहाँ पठायो। 21 यसरी दाऊद शाऊल कहाँ गयो र तिनका अगाडि हाजिर भयो। शाऊलले दाऊदलाई धेरै प्रेम गरे। दाऊद शाऊलको अस्त्र बोक्ने सहयोगी भए। 22 शाऊलले यिशैलाई खबर पठाए, “दाऊद बसेर मेरो सेवा गरोस्। ऊ मलाई असाध्यै मन पर्यो।” 23 जब परमेश्वरले पठाएको दुष्ट आत्माले शाऊललाई दुःख दिन थाल्थ्यो, दाऊदले हातमा वीणा लिएर बजाउँन थाल्दथे र दुष्ट आत्माले शाऊललाई छोडि हाल्थ्यो र शाऊल असल हुन्थे।