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David: Surviving a Coup

II Samuel 19:15-23. David: Surviving a Coup. Absalom was dead and the rebellion was over, but the king was in exile. David survived the most serious challenge to his leadership because of his circle of friends. We're no stronger than the people who surround us. #1 Reward the stranger.

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David: Surviving a Coup

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  1. II Samuel 19:15-23 David: Surviving a Coup

  2. Absalom was dead and the rebellion was over, but the king was in exile. David survived the most serious challenge to his leadership because of his circle of friends.

  3. We're no stronger than the people who surround us

  4. #1 Reward the stranger

  5. Ittai was a Philistine who had come to live in Israel. • David placed 1/3 of his army under Ittai’s command. • At the time his son betrayed him, David trusted a Philistine. • We need to develop good relationships with different kinds of people. II Samuel 18:2

  6. #2 Honor your friend

  7. Hushai was David’s friend. • Good leadership is not possible without friends. • You must have good information to make good decisions. • Where can you get good information? II Samuel 15:33-37

  8. We need someone who loves us enough to tell us the truth

  9. Ahithophel gave Absalom counsel which would have been disastrous for David. • Hushai gave Absalom bad advice, but which appealed to his pride. • Because of his pride Absalom believed the wrong counsel.

  10. God used Hushai to defeat Absalom

  11. #3 Listen to wise counsel

  12. David wanted to redeem a bad situation with his son Absalom, but this wasn’t possible. II Samuel 19:1-8 • Leaders live in glass houses, not vacuums. • A leader’s life is on public display.

  13. “You’ve never done anything which embarrassed me”

  14. Good leaders must control their emotions

  15. Because David desperately wanted to save Absalom, when he learned of Absalom’s death, he began mourning publicly. • Joab confronted him. • David was thinking of him-self instead of his people.

  16. #4 Forgive your enemy

  17. Shimei was a relative of the late king Saul. II Samuel 19:18 • On the worst day of David’s life, Shimei attacked him. • The dirt and rocks didn’t hurt as much as his words. • But Shimei was as quick to repent as he was to explode.

  18. David knew this was a day of celebration and forgave Shimei He also knew Shimei’s heart hadn’t changed and held him accountable

  19. #5 Bless those who bless you

  20. 3 men who blessed David • Shobi was from Rabbah a city of Ammon. II Samuel 17:27 • Machir was from Lo-debar. • Barzillai was an eighty year old man who used his riches to help a king in trouble.

  21. None of these men were Israelis

  22. Their gift saved David from disaster

  23. Don't forget the friends who make leadership possible

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