1 Samuel 27

‘Thought to himself’
-God is not mentioned again until 30:8
-Could it be that David was excluding God from his decisions?
-Most commentators say yes

‘I will be destroyed’
-Was this wisdom or fear?
-Most commentators say fear
-It was from the recognition of the Ziphites (23:19, 26:21) and Advisors (26:19)

‘The best thing’
-Really?
-Few boldly reject God, many slowly drift away doing what is good, but not best

‘Settled in Gath’
-They learned Gittith there
-Psalms 8, 81, 84

‘David had his two wives’
-Merab was supposed to be his, never was (18)
-Michael loved him, but was taken away (25:44)
-Ahinoam was probably one of the distressed, in-debt, discontent, etc (22:2)
-Abigail was Nabal’s widow (25)

‘He no longer searched for him’
-Walking into enemy territory would start a war

‘Then David said to Achish’
-Acquainted since 21:10-14 when David went there alone, but was rejected by advisors
-Comes now with 600 men and their families

‘Achish gave’
-He believed ‘an enemy of my enemy is a friend’

‘A year and four months’
-1105bc (Samuel born)
-1050bc (Saul king)
-1025bc (Goliath killed)
-1010bc (David king)
-15 years between means 15 MAX for David’s hiding, but he didn’t hide right away

‘Went up and raided’
-To occupy the men
-To gain supplies
-To do Saul’s job (28:18)

‘David would say’
-This was a lie
-Was it a justified lie in a time of war towards an enemy?
-Almost no one believes so
-He had put himself in a compromising situation
-There is such a thing as a no-win-situation, but only after a bad choice

‘Achish trusted’
-Lies are hard to find out
-He knew Saul was after him

5 Lessons
1. Watch for warning signs (27:1)
a. Physical, relational, social (snowball affect….watch and pray)

2. We can learn new methods of worship from others (27:3)

3. Patience is one of the most important virtues
a. If he hadn’t waited a) He may have been killed b) he may not have been chosen

4. Fear and doubt can put us in a bad situation (27:1)
a. Intellectual (skeptics)
b. Moral (humanist)
c. Circumstantial (Christian)

5. We can accomplish God’s work in any circumstance (27:8)
a. As long as you can love, you can minister and make a difference