The Supporting characters. The second and third tier men and women played vital roles in the Lord's plan. we should remember them for what the Lord did through them. Many of these people walked in humble faithfulness with the Lord their whole lives. Some of them were vicious warriors.
1 Chronicles 11:11, 12 This is an account of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three...And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite.
David's mighty men played vital roles in his story. Without them David never would have accomplished what he did. He may have never taken the throne. I know the Lord orchestrated David's rise to kingship, however I do not want to deemphasize the role these mighty men played in the working out of God's plan. They fought for David. They risked their lives for David. They died for David.
The writers of 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, and 1 & 2 Chronicles wrote about these men and the mighty acts of valor they accomplished. They were honored as brave and powerful men who stood by King David's side, even while he was being hunted down by Saul. But the story is not about the mighty men. The story is about the Lord using David, and his descendant, to establish an eternal throne over God's people.
You and I are living in the midst of the same story, only further along in its development. Like the mighty men, we play supporting roles in the plan and purpose of God. We do get to share the gospel and see people come to faith in Jesus Christ. We do get to stand our ground. We do get to live the life in honor of the Lord. On the other hand we are recipients of the blessings brought about by the main character, Jesus Christ. We are the ones the hero saved. We are the ones who celebrate the great victory he has won!
May we represent the King well. May we display the same type of loyalty to our King the Mighty Men showed to David. And may the Lord use us in great ways!
Praise be to God for his wonderful grace and power! Amen.
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