1 Samuel 27: David Lost His Inner Compass
1 Samuel 27: David Lost His Inner Compass v1-7: David succumb to fear and lies This chapter describe one of the dark moments in David's life as he continue to hide from Saul. I'm sure he is also pressurized by his men who had been waiting very long for David to be king. They also have their families who are worried for them and want them to stop running and to be with them. However, God has his own time. David ran out of patience and give in to the fear that Saul will eventually caught up to him, if he continued to hide in the Judean wilderness. But instead of going to God as usual, he took things into his own hands. David came up with a strategy to move out of the land of Israel into the land of the Philistines. His theory is that Saul would not dare to go into Philistine to hunt for him. David approached Achish, the king of Gath, and told him that he and his 600 men are enemies of Israel and Saul. Achish believed David, and gave him a small town called Ziklag for all...