1 SAMUEL 24:1-15
No sooner had Saul dealt with the Philistines than he turned and followed David into the
wilderness of Engedi. With an army of 3,000 chosen men, Saul went into the area of “the rocks of
the wild goats” (1 Sam. 24:2). When Saul decided to enter the cave, he did not know that David
and his men were hiding in its recesses.
David’s men jumped to the conclusion that these circumstances were designed by God so that
David could take the life of Saul. It does not take a strong imagination to picture how they must
have argued and pleaded with him to get rid of his enemy once and for all.
Had David reasoned about this—and he possibly did—he would have recognized that this was a
golden opportunity to get rid of his enemy. But David had been learning that reason alone was not
sufficient.
He decided to wait on God. What his men urged could be true, but it would be at the sacrifice of
faith and of a humble will that was submissive to God if David took matters into his own hands.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him (Ps. 62:5).
Theodore Epp
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