2 Samuel 17:14 (ESV Strong's)
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.
Subject: God's Sovereignty over Men
In this chapter of 2 Samuel we are reading about King David being run out of Jerusalem and leadership by his son, Absalom. As Absalom gathered more and more support, one of the main counsellors to him was Ahithophel. Here is what it said earlier in this chapter about the counsel of Ahithophel:
2 Samuel 16:23 (ESV Strong's)
Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom.
Ahithophel was one of the most powerful people in the land. Men feared (stood in awe) of his words of wisdom. Even David heeded his words. Yet, when David was run out of Jerusalem, God left another counselor of David's, Hushai, as a friend of David's. Here is where we see the power of God in the affairs of mankind. Even though all the people feared Ahithophel's counsel, God turned it to naught in favor of counsel by Husahi, David's friend. In our world today we have many powerful people who have the ear of the King. Yet, God is able to turn their words up side down to accomplish His plan. We ought not fear the powerful in our society. We ought to live in fear (in awe) of the One who can turn their counsel to naught and accomplish His plan, despite their claim to power and prestige.
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