And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
The saying goes something like, “He began to believe his own press reports.”
As a counselor Ahithophel had enjoyed great favor and success. It seemed like everyone took his counsel as synonymous with the voice of God.
- He was popular
- He was respected
- He was followed and apparently
- He was unchallenged
The problem with all of that is that it is never appropriate to give a man that sort of authority. Worse, it is a huge mistake when the man begins to expect it.
Ahithophel’s advice to Absalom was good, but he was not the only advisor. He believed that, when his counsel was rejected, his hopes for a victorious outcome were squelched.
2 Samuel 17:23 (KJV)
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
I heard something the other day about the trouble with the internet and social media, we were not meant to be omniscient.[1] We have not been wired to handle all the news we receive these days, and it is driving many of us to the brink of depression. The same can be said of Ahithophel. No one is wired to be trusted as the voice of God. We simply can’t handle it.
[1] Wretched, You were not made to handle this, https://youtu.be/aiiezxUzKRQ
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