1Sa 27:1-3 | KingComments | STEP | In this chapter David does what he mentioned in the previous chapter as a goal of the people who chase him: he resorts to “other gods” ( ). contains his motivation. There is no consultation with the LORD, but consultation with himself. He says in his heart that he will have to resort to the Philistines for his safety, because Saul will certainly not chase him there. The deliberations of the human heart lead to a wrong path. He has always managed to keep himself out of Saul’s hand, but that ‘luck’ once stops. This is the way to reason when God is no longer standing before the attention, but man. Who does not know that? Abraham and Elijah also reasoned like this and went their own way. Unbelief looks at the current circumstances full of danger, while no thought is given to God’s salvations in the past. We do so when we think that we can no longer withstand the constant pressure and are on the verge of collapsing. David turns the word into the deed and goes to Achish. It is the second time he flees there. The first time he was there for a short time, because when he feels discovered, he gets scared there too. He behaved like an insane and was sent away by Achish ( ). Now he goes there again. It will have become clear to Achish in the course of time that David is the archenemy of Saul. He lets David live with him. When Saul hears that David has fled to Gath and that he has got a shelter there, he leaves David alone. It seems that David’s plan succeeds. The problems are over. However, this is only an illusion. He gets more and more entangled in the nets of Achish. David must gain this experience so that he may learn that his kingdom will be based on grace.

‏ 1 Samuel 27:1-3

To the Land of the Philistines

In this chapter David does what he mentioned in the previous chapter as a goal of the people who chase him: he resorts to “other gods” (1Sam 26:19b). 1Sam 27:1 contains his motivation. There is no consultation with the LORD, but consultation with himself. He says in his heart that he will have to resort to the Philistines for his safety, because Saul will certainly not chase him there.

The deliberations of the human heart lead to a wrong path. He has always managed to keep himself out of Saul’s hand, but that ‘luck’ once stops. This is the way to reason when God is no longer standing before the attention, but man. Who does not know that? Abraham and Elijah also reasoned like this and went their own way. Unbelief looks at the current circumstances full of danger, while no thought is given to God’s salvations in the past. We do so when we think that we can no longer withstand the constant pressure and are on the verge of collapsing.

David turns the word into the deed and goes to Achish. It is the second time he flees there. The first time he was there for a short time, because when he feels discovered, he gets scared there too. He behaved like an insane and was sent away by Achish (1Sam 21:10-15). Now he goes there again. It will have become clear to Achish in the course of time that David is the archenemy of Saul. He lets David live with him.

When Saul hears that David has fled to Gath and that he has got a shelter there, he leaves David alone. It seems that David’s plan succeeds. The problems are over. However, this is only an illusion. He gets more and more entangled in the nets of Achish. David must gain this experience so that he may learn that his kingdom will be based on grace.