For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
David’s followers had grown. What once was a small band had become more than 400 men. Of the 600 who were able to follow him to battle—besides women and children—David arrived at Ziklag to find the city burned and all the women and children taken. The next step might seem obvious: chase after them.
What is impressive—yes, even convicting—is that while the men were weeping and complaining against David, he encouraged himself in the LORD and then sought God’s direction: “Shall I pursue after this troop?”
Having received an affirmative answer from the Lord and successfully overtaking the enemy, David returned to the brook Besor. There, 200 of his men—so faint they were unable to continue—had been left behind to guard the “stuff.” Free from these added burdens, the remaining 400 were able to pursue more quickly.
However, some of those 400 did not want to share the spoil with the 200 who stayed behind. Considering the number of towns David later sent gifts to, there must have been a great deal of spoil.
Concerning the wicked men in David’s camp, Robert Hawker writes:
“David’s army, though but small, yet had wicked men in the party. It was so from the beginning, and will be so during the continuance of the world. Noah had a Ham in the ark, and the Lord Jesus a Judas among his disciples. The Lord hath shown us that there will be tares among the wheat, and both must grow together until the harvest.”
David’s response to them was simple: “Who will hearken unto you in this matter?”
In other words, “We are not listening to wicked advice.”
It does not matter how good a church may be, or how many wonderful things have been done—every church will have people who want to do wicked, selfish, mean-spirited, unchristian things.
A wise pastor—and his best people—refuse to listen to them.
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