Stepping Into God’s Plan
5-9-10
Did you know that God has a perfect plan for your
life?
If we want to step into the fullness of God’s plan
we have to be what God wants us to be.
We can see God’s plan in the life of
King David
In I Samuel 13:14 is says The LORD has sought for
Himself a man after His own heart,
In Acts 13:22 the verse says I have found David the
son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.
Samuel went to the house of Jesse and seven sons of
Jesse passed before Samuel but he said the Lord has not chosen these.
He said do you have any other sons -(just one more tending sheep)
The greatest value is not to be chosen
by man but by God.
1 Samuel 16:12-13
So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy,
with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him;
for this is the one!" Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in
the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that
day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.(NKJV)
Samuel anointed David to be King long before King
Saul was out of the picture.
The same way that Abraham was told to leave his land
and to possess the land long before he had any property rights.
David started out as a psalmist but was promoted to
King.
God is looking for those who will perform all His
will.
There may be a King Saul in your
life.
(Someone that does not recognize the call of God in
your life.)
(Standing in your way)
The first time David publicly displayed his courage
was against Goliath.
(God never promised there would be no battles)
King Saul felt threatened by David and sought to
kill him.
David had opportunities to kill Saul but rather
spared his life.
After the death of Saul David goes to
II Samuel 2:4 say the men of
Notice that he is not king over all the land but
There is always a progression to the plan of God in
your life.
David was willing to move to
Praise proceeds victory.
Psalm 100:4
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His
courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.(NKJV)
Occupying new territory in the Kingdom correlates
with our progression in worship.
I believe the first territory we are given is a land
of praise.
It may have seemed insignificant to others the many
hours David played on his harp and sang songs to the Lord.
People that don’t have the right heart
before God don’t get promoted.
The
God is looking for vessels that He can
flow through to accomplish His purposes.
David is occupying Judah, taking care of it---his
only territory
2 Samuel 3:12
Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David,
saying, "Whose is the land?" saying also, "Make your covenant
with me, and indeed my hand shall be with you to bring all
It’s wasn’t God’s intent that his influence be
limited to
Maybe He wanted to see how David would take care of
Some may want to bypass
Some may want to stay in
Some may be satisfied to stay in the outer
court experiences.
The fullness of God’s plan wants to take you further.
2 Samuel 3:21
Then Abner said to David, "I will arise and go,
and gather all
David’s true heart’s desire was for a greater
assignment.
It was a tremendous battle to take the remaining
territory but possible because he occupied the land of praise.
2 Samuel 5:3
Therefore all the elders of
Now David is positioned in a greater area of
influence and
able to move forward with God’s plan.
Not an easy course but a worthwhile one.
David could have given up when he was running
from Saul
David’s first action was to capture
the city of
When the Philistines heard about it they were
threatened and attacked.
In three different battles he forced
the Philistines out of
Life is never without battles.
Moving into new territory means that
you will have to confront an enemy that occupies that territory.
Once David had established the safety of his kingdom
he brought back the Ark of the Covenant.
From a place of praise in
David attempts to bring back the
2 Samuel 6:8-9
And David became angry because of the LORD's
outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perez Uzzah to this
day. David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark
of the LORD come to me?"(NKJV)
The
Sometimes there are sideways experiences
that happen---we can either give up or do it with God’s ordained method.
David finds the right way to transport the
2 Samuel 6:13-15
And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the
LORD had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. Then David
danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.
So David and all the house of
Notice that David is wearing a linen Ephod that was
prescribed for the Levites to wear.
There were not to wear anything that would cause
sweat
According to Ezekiel 44:18
Worship is a ministry without sweat.
What was David most valuable accomplishemt.
Killing the giant
Winning many battles.
Occupying the territory
Or was it all a means to an end to accomplishing God
will.
It’s all about God’s plan.
The ark was placed in a tent called the tabernacle
of David.
(24 hours a
day)
The tabernacle of Moses was nearby performing all of
the ritualistic sacrifices.
Was the tabernacle of David something that God
initiated and desired or was it just something David wanted to do.
Amos 9:11
"On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of
David, which has fallen down, And repair its damages; I will raise up its
ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old;(NKJV)
It was part of the reason that God gave David the
territory.
How did God rebuild the tabernacle of David?
Jesus was tabernacled in the flesh from the seed of
David.
Through His work and the atonement we
have been made individual dwelling places ----invididual tabernacles for the
ark-His presence to dwell.
Why do it seem so difficult to occupy new territory
and more influence.
A lot of battles---but the battle is the
Lords.
Separating ourselves from our highest calling causes
stagnation and sideways experiences.
Being intent to love the Lord with all your heart,
soul, mind and strength means we are dedicated to occupy areas of praise.
It means we are willing to move into other areas to
step into the fullness of what God has planned.
To see His indwelling presence occupy the hearts of
men and women.
Part of loving your neighbor as yourself.
Was the most valuable thing that David achieved
placed on winning the many battles?
Or was it bringing the Ark back to Jerusalem and
enabling open worship to God and His presence for people to enjoy.
(What really got achieved during his life?)
What is really getting achieved in mine or
yours?
Everything of value falls under Mark 12:30-31
Or was it bringing the Ark back to Jerusalem and
enabling open worship for other people to enjoy.
Is our most valuable contribution willing battles or
showing our light before men and introducing them to the light of the world.
Enabling them to enter into a worship relationship
with God.