David the Good King

God wants us to love Him, trust Him and be obedient.

Bible Text:

1 Samuel chapter 16 to 2 Samuel chapter 2.

Age Group:

Preschool to Grade 2.

When David was a young shepherd boy, God chose him to be the future king of Israel.  Samuel the great prophet came to David's home in Bethlehem and anointed him to be king over Israel.  But, at that time Saul was still the King of Israel.  One day Goliath, the Philistine giant, challenged a man from Saul's army to fight him.  It was young David who accepted, and with only a slingshot and five small stones as weapons, David bravely walked toward the giant.  But David also had his love and trust in God to protect him, and that made the difference.  He swung his slingshot and shot off his stone which killed Goliath.  Saul's army was then able to conquer the Philistine army.

At the Palace:

After that battle, David moved into the palace of King Saul's court, where he became like a brother to Saul's son Jonathan.  When King Saul was in a dark mood of unhappiness, only David's playing on the harp would comfort him.  This was because David played so well and sang beautiful songs praising God.  But King Saul grew jealous of David's popularity with the people, and so he made him a commander of the army and sent him into battle, hoping that David would be killed by the Philistines.

A Great Soldier:

But David was not killed and was successful in all he did, so the people loved him even more.  This made King Saul even more jealous and insane, so he plotted David's death.   But Jonathan warned David and helped him to escape from Saul.  King Saul later changed his mind of the evil he had wished to do David.  When later on King Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle with the Philistines, David was very sad for the loss of his king and dearest friend.

A Great King:

And then David became King of all Israel, and never was there a greater king.  He continued to play his harp, and to compose songs of praise to God, and you can read many of those songs in your Bible, in the book of Psalms.

What was the secret of David's success?  It was because he loved God and served him with all his heart.  God wants you to love Him too and be obedient to Him in all you do.  He wants you to obey your parents without making a fuss.  And as you grow up. God wants you to learn more about Jesus, so that you can serve Him like David. This will make God very happy, and I'm sure that this is what you want. I hope that you will love and trust God just like David did!

God bless!

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