Read 2 Samuel 10-12
Eyes at Home
2 Sam 11:10-11 When
David was told, “Uriah did not go home,” he asked him, “Haven’t you just come
from a distance? Why didn’t you go home?” 11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and
Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my lord’s men are
camped in the open fields. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and lie
with my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!”
I cringe every time I read this, somehow hoping David says, “No!”
to temptation. David, the magnificent king of Israel, made a tragic mistake.
David, the one with a great heart for God, turned his heart to darkness. And a
simple foreign soldier demonstrated a greater love for God than the man of God.
How does that
happen? A Hittite soldier honors the ones he fights for. The king dishonors the
one who fights for him. And then the king murders the Hittite.
David, David,
David…how could you be so greedy, so cruel, so lost? Was it pride that took you
to this darkness? Was it boredom? Why didn’t you go to fight that spring and
lead your soldiers as you should? Why did you let your eye fall on another’s
wife? Why did you turn your inward lust to outer shame?
What causes us to want
more than God has given us? Is it ever possible to thankfully keep our eyes at
home? A good thing to do when you’re tempted for more is to remember, “You shall not covet your neighbor's house.
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his
ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:17)
A Moment’s Thought: That’s God’s command.
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