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<\/a> <\/p>At this time, the Philistines were preparing to fight a major battle against the Israelites.<\/p>\n
The Philistine army gathered at Aphek, and everyone was lined up in neat battle formation. The Israelites were not sitting around either. They were camped by the spring of Jezreel.<\/p>\n
Both sides were getting ready to fight.<\/p>\n
And David?<\/p>\n
At this time, he was with the army of the Philistine king Achish.<\/p>\n
David and his men were following behind Achish, getting ready to go into battle together.<\/p>\n
But then, several Philistine commanders spotted David.<\/p>\n
One of them was immediately confused:<\/p>\n
\u201cWait a minute! Why are these Hebrews here?\u201d<\/p>\n
They quickly asked Achish:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you bring David, the man who served under Saul, the king of Israel?\u201d<\/p>\n
Achish quickly explained:<\/p>\n
\u201cDon’t worry about him. He has been with me for quite a while. From the day he came to me until now, I haven’t found anything wrong with him. He has always behaved himself while he has been with me.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the Philistine commanders didn’t believe him at all.<\/p>\n
They immediately got angry:<\/p>\n
\u201cSend him back!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis man cannot go into battle with us!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you bring him onto the battlefield, who knows what kind of trick he might pull?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if he suddenly turns against us and, in order to make peace with his master Saul again, uses the heads of our men as a gift to Saul? Wouldn’t that be the end of us?\u201d<\/p>\n
The more they talked, the more they remembered David’s reputation.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want a man like this to go with us and fight against the Israelites?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don’t trust him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The commanders had only one thing in mind:<\/p>\n
David absolutely cannot go into battle!<\/p>\n
Achish saw that all of his commanders disagreed, and there was nothing he could do. So he called David over.<\/p>\n
Achish said to David:<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid, let me tell you the truth. In my eyes, you have always been a good man.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have been with me for a long time. I have watched you come and go, and I have never found anything wrong with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I see you like an angel of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur commanders don’t want you here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey say you cannot go into battle with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
So Achish finally said to David:<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should go back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow morning, as soon as it gets light, take your men and leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon’t stay here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOtherwise, before the battle even starts, we might end up fighting among ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
David heard this and, on the outside, seemed pretty upset.<\/p>\n
He said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat have I done?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the day I came to you until today, tell me, what have I done wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy won’t you let me go with you into battle?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it that they don’t trust about me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Achish said to him again:<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid, I know that you are a good man in my eyes. I don’t doubt that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it still won’t work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Philistine commanders simply won’t agree. You go back for now.\u201d<\/p>\n
So early the next morning, David and his men got up.<\/p>\n
They left the Philistine army and headed back.<\/p>\n
And the Philistines?<\/p>\n
They continued toward Jezreel, preparing to fight the Israelites.<\/p>\n
From this, we can see:<\/p>\n
God was protecting David.<\/p>\n
The Philistine commanders did not reject David because they feared God, but their distrust became a way God used to protect David. Sometimes, when a door suddenly closes, it doesn’t mean God doesn’t want you there. It may mean that God has another plan.<\/p>\n
David did not know what would happen the next day.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, rejection is actually protection.<\/p>\n
Some roads that don’t work out are not necessarily failures.<\/p>\n
Some people who don’t stay are not necessarily losses.<\/p>\n
Some doors that close do not necessarily mean God doesn’t want you.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, God knows there is danger ahead, so He leads you out before you even see it.<\/p>\n
You may think you were \u201csent away.\u201d<\/p>\n
But maybe\u2014<\/p>\n
God was saving you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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