There is no Substitute for Skill –Part 1

There is no Substitute for Skill –Part 1

            I Samuel 16:17, “And Saul said unto his servants, provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.”  King Saul had disobeyed until God had rejected him as king.  God then allowed an evil spirit to greatly trouble him.  Saul’s servants said in verse sixteen, “Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunni9ng player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God [i.e. allowed by God] is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.”

       God opened a door of ministry to David because he was an accomplished musician.  Today god still opens doors of music ministry to those who have prepared musically to be “cunning players”.  The words cunning (yada 3045) and player (nagan 5059) mean that David was yada nagan i.e. accomplished or was aware of how to perform on his musical instrument.  God uses musician who have practiced until they have become skillfully aware on their instrument.  There is no substitute for a thorough broad study of music.  Those who apply themselves to musical study have greater doors of musical opportunity opened to them than those who struggle when they perform on their musical instrument.