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1 SAMUEL 21:1-10
When he fled to Ahimelech, the priest, David resorted to an untruth. Ahimelech was afraid that
David’s presence before him was the beginning of trouble, but David sought to quiet the priest’s
fears by saying, “The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man
know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I
have appointed my servants to such and such a place” (1 Sam. 21:2).
This was a sad chapter in David’s life, but he was not forsaken. God permitted these tests in order
to teach David some very valuable lessons. The Lord was preparing him for the throne where he
would have to meet much greater tests.
David did not know that his lies would bring trouble to Ahimelech. David was hungry and asked
for food. While conversing with the priest, he saw Doeg, chief herdsman for King Saul, near the
sanctuary.
This man was an Edomite, not an Israelite, who wore a cloak of religion to cover up the true
condition of his heart. He was a tool of Saul’s, cruel and unscrupulous, and it is likely that David’s
heart skipped a beat when he saw this wicked man.
Had David stayed with Samuel no harm would have come to Ahimelech and his fellow priests; but
David’s presence among them, of which they were entirely innocent, proved to be their death
warrant (1 Sam. 22:9-18). One person’s sin can sometimes have far-reaching effects on others.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit
shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting (Gal. 6:8).
Theodore Epp
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