Monday, April 7, 2014

David was Faithful to Minister Musically

David Was Faithful to Minister Musically
1Sa 18:10-11, “And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.  And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.”
            In the sixteenth chapter of I Samuel it is recorded that David was successful when he played for the troubled king.  David must have been thankful that with God’s help, he was able to minister to Saul successfully.  This time, however, was different.  David came into the presence of Saul and ministered to him “as at other times” but the music therapy did not help the king as it had done before.
            This time rather than being refreshed and made well so that the evil spirit was forced to withdraw from the troubled king, Saul purposed in his heart to kill the ministering musician.  The Scripture records that David nagan im yad (5059, 5973, 3027) i.e. he played with his open hand.  Playing the kinnor with an open hand connoted skillful playing with the fingers rather than mere strumming. 
            David was faithful to minister in the best way that he could, but his musical ministry did not help the king ‘as at other times”.  God expects his ministering servants to be faithful but he does not promise that those who are ministered to will respond spiritually and emotionally to the musicer’s musicing. Christ’s parable in Matthew 25:23 reminds his musical servants to be faithful servants when He said, “His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

 

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