Today we see David's son Adonijah set out to become king now that David is getting old. We also read about 4 characters who represent different people. Joab the commander of the army and Abiathar the priest desert David while Nathan the prophet and David's body guard stay loyal. One thing that is clear from the Godly people of the OT is that whoever is annointed king remains king until he dies, regardless of how good they are or whether God withdraws his Spirit. The calling is irrevocable. What we see here however is David's son trying to line himself up with the job of king, something that he should not so much want to do but would do out of duty if God called him. The same can be said of positions of authority in the church. We should not want to do them but should do them from duty if God calls us. As soon as we put ourselves forward, we imply that it is us who will bring success to the position rather than whoever God would choose.
Interestingly, Joab who represents power deserts the ailing king and also one of the priests who represents false religion. It is the prophet, the friendships and the true priest who remain with the true king.
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