2 Samuel 15:26 KJV
But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
A person might accuse David of quitting here. The charge could be made that he was giving up, resigned to defeat. He had after all heard the judgment of Nathan concerning his sin with Bathsheba. This was nothing less than the fulfillment of that judgment.
But David had done anything but given up. He had the priest and Hushai posted in the city. He had made arrangements for news to get to him as needed. David wasn't giving up. But he was placing all outcomes into the hand of God. He saw himself as belonging to the Lord and believed that whatever the Lord was pleased to do would be righteous and good.
This is genuine contentment. He wasn't quitting by any means but he was satisfied with whatever outcome the Lord gave. He hoped to see the city and the Temple once again. But he was settled in his heart even should he die in the wilderness.
When once a Christian is able to get this spirit in his heart true contentment comes. We rest in the pleasure of God. We find peace and joy in knowing that, though we are working instruments, the results are worked out in the plans of God. "Let Him do to me as seemeth Him good. "
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