David & Joab: Men of Action

Synopsis     1Chron 10:11-11:6     12/19/2019 

King Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin. So, after he was killed and the Philistines had desecrated his body, Benjamites from the town of Jabesh-gilead made a plan. Accordingly, they recovered the bones of Saul and his sons and secretly buried them in Jabesh, under a tree. 

Meanwhile, Israel needed a new king. So, the tribal leaders came to David, who was living in Hebron. And, they pressed him to become king over all of Israel.  

David agreed. So, they anointed him king. And then, he led the forces of Israel in order to capture Jerusalem from the Jebusites.  

In preparation for the siege, King David encouraged his officers to attack aggressively. In response to David’s challenge, Joab led the first wave of the attack against the city. And for this, he earned the right to be the general over all Israelite forces. 

David & Joab: Men Of Action 

Stories are made out of action. So, it follows that men of action dominate the scripture story. And both David and Joab were such men.

Despite each of these many having many faults and moral failures, God consistently rewarded their active efforts to advance the kingdom of Israel. 

People of Action 

Move.  

Like the song says – It’s time to do something.  

“Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves….But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does.” James 1:22,24