“大卫求问耶和华说:‘我追赶敌军,追得上追不上呢?’” - 撒上 30:8

当大卫和跟随他的人不在洗革拉时,这个他藉以藏身的城遭到袭击和焚毁,他们的妻子儿女都被亚玛力人掳去,每一个人都因这城被毁而哭泣哀伤。大卫甚是焦急,跟随他的人似乎要向他动怒,因为他们失去了所有的至亲,然而,“大卫却倚靠耶和华他的神, 心里坚固。”

他们现在该怎样做?大卫知道,寻求从耶和华而来的引领是最好的方法。他便到祭司亚比亚他那里,去求问神下一步应该做什么,惟有来自耶和华的答覆才是最要紧的。

大卫求问:“我追赶敌军,追得上追不上呢?”耶和华的答覆是肯定的。神告诉大卫,可以着手去拯救每一个人的家人和夺回亚玛力人掳去的财物。

耶和华帮助大卫战胜亚玛力人,当有些跟随他的人想独享战利品而不分给其他人时,大卫便宣告说:“应当大家平分。”不论是留下来看守物资的,或是赴前线战场作战的,都有资格分得一份。大卫说,归根究底,耶和华保护他们和赐胜利给他们,这一切都是祂所赐予的。并且大卫把部份夺回的掠物分给住在邻近城市的人。

祷告

主啊,各样美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐,都是单单从你而来的。求你帮助我在分享和包容上长进,而不是排斥他人。奉耶稣名求,阿们。

撒母耳记上 30

1第三日,大卫和跟随他的人到了洗革拉。亚玛力人已经侵夺南地,攻破洗革拉,用火焚烧,
2掳了城内的妇女和其中的大小人口,却没有杀一个,都带着走了。
3大卫和跟随他的人到了那城,不料,城已烧毁,他们的妻子、儿女都被掳去了。
4大卫和跟随他的人就放声大哭,直哭得没有气力。
5大卫的两个妻耶斯列人亚希暖和做过拿八妻的迦密人亚比该,也被掳去了。
6大卫甚是焦急,因众人为自己的儿女苦恼,说要用石头打死他。大卫却倚靠耶和华他的神,心里坚固。
7大卫对亚希米勒的儿子祭司亚比亚他说:“请你将以弗得拿过来。”亚比亚他就将以弗得拿到大卫面前。
8大卫求问耶和华说:“我追赶敌军,追得上追不上呢?”耶和华说:“你可以追,必追得上,都救得回来。”
9于是,大卫和跟随他的六百人来到比梭溪,有不能前去的就留在那里。
10大卫却带着四百人往前追赶,有二百人疲乏,不能过比梭溪,所以留在那里。
11这四百人在田野遇见一个埃及人,就带他到大卫面前,给他饼吃,给他水喝,
12又给他一块无花果饼,两个葡萄饼。他吃了,就精神复原,因为他三日三夜没有吃饼,没有喝水。
13大卫问他说:“你是属谁的?你是哪里的人?”他回答说:“我是埃及的少年人,是亚玛力人的奴仆。因我三日前患病,我主人就把我撇弃了。
14我们侵夺了基利提的南方和属犹大的地,并迦勒地的南方,又用火烧了洗革拉。”
15大卫问他说:“你肯领我们到敌军那里不肯?”他回答说:“你要向我指着神起誓,不杀我,也不将我交在我主人手里,我就领你下到敌军那里。”
16那人领大卫下去,见他们散在地上,吃喝跳舞,因为从非利士地和犹大地所掳来的财物甚多。
17大卫从黎明直到次日晚上,击杀他们,除了四百骑骆驼的少年人之外,没有一个逃脱的。
18亚玛力人所掳去的财物,大卫全都夺回,并救回他的两个妻来。
19凡亚玛力人所掳去的,无论大小、儿女、财物,大卫都夺回来,没有失落一个。
20大卫所夺来的牛群羊群,跟随他的人赶在原有的群畜前边,说:“这是大卫的掠物。”
21大卫到了那疲乏不能跟随,留在比梭溪的二百人那里。他们出来迎接大卫并跟随的人,大卫前来问他们安。
22跟随大卫人中的恶人和匪类说:“这些人既然没有和我们同去,我们所夺的财物就不分给他们,只将他们各人的妻子、儿女给他们,使他们带去就是了。”
23大卫说:“弟兄们,耶和华所赐给我们的,不可不分给他们,因为他保佑我们,将那攻击我们的敌军交在我们手里。
24这事谁肯依从你们呢?上阵的得多少,看守器具的也得多少,应当大家平分。”
25大卫定此为以色列的律例、典章,从那日直到今日。
26大卫到了洗革拉,从掠物中取些送给他朋友犹大的长老,说:“这是从耶和华仇敌那里夺来的,送你们为礼物。”
27他送礼物给住伯特利的,南地拉末的,雅提珥的,
28住亚罗珥的,息末的,以实提莫的,
29住拉哈勒的,耶拉篾各城的,基尼各城的,
30住何珥玛的,歌拉珊的,亚挞的,
31住希伯仑的,并大卫和跟随他的人素来所到之处的人。

Seek The Lord’s Answer

"David inquired of the LORD, 'Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?'" - 1 Samuel 30:8

David’s refuge at Ziklag was attacked and burned while he and his men were away. And all their wives and children were taken by the Amalekites. Everyone wept and lamented over this destruction, and David was in deep distress. It seemed his men were about to turn on him because they lost all their loved ones, but “David found strength in the LORD his God.”

What should they do? David knew that the best way to seek guidance was from the Lord. So he went to Abiathar the priest in order to ask God what to do next. The Lord’s answer would be the only answer that mattered.

“Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” David asked. The Lord’s answer was positive. God gave David the go-ahead to rescue everyone’s families and all the plunder that the Amalekites had taken.

The Lord had provided victory over the Amalekites, and when some of the men wanted to keep the plunder for themselves, David declared, “All will share alike.” Everyone was entitled to a share, whether they had stayed back to guard the supplies or they had advanced to fight in the battle. After all, said David, all of this had been given by the Lord, who protected them and gave them victory. David also shared some of the plunder to people in the surrounding towns as well.

Prayer

Lord, every good and perfect gift comes from you alone. Help me to promote sharing and inclusiveness rather than exclusion. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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