And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him. And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.
God establishes kingdoms. Note what song writer Aspah writes in the psalms:
Psalms 75:7 (ESV)
but it is God who executes judgment,
putting down one and lifting up another.
Note what Daniel wrote while serving three kingdoms:
Daniel 2:21 (ESV)
He changes times and seasons;
he removes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those who have understanding;
David “knew” that the Lord had established his kingdom. The Chronicle writer is laying the foundation in this book about David’s rise to power and the return of his lineage to Jerusalem, from captivity. In this section of the book (10-14) we read of David being put into power by the people of Israel, he was building an army, the nations around him were giving him gifts, his family was growing and, more importantly, he was bring the Ark back to the center of worship for the nation. When David looked at all this evidence he knew his kingdom was established by God. Leaders today could only hope to have this evidence of leadership. David had followers. David had warriors to fight for him ... even risk their life for him. David had commercial industry and trade with foreign entities. David had a lineage and heritage as a succession plan. David was established by God to be the leader by the words of Samuel years earlier. In fact, it was those words that the men of Hebron first leaned into to make David the king:
David Anointed King
Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
God establishes kingdoms with tangible evidence of the leaders position. If you are a leader and God establishes your leading, God will add the evidence to it. If you have no evidence, you are not a leader.
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