Title: THE ATTITUDE OF A VICTOR
counting on God’s faithfulness; he started
2 Samuel 24:1-9
Introduction:
David’s History
Who is David?
-He is a well-known character in the Bible
-King of the Israelites next to King Saul
-He won many battles. (Goliath, and other
enemies)
-These accomplishments were possible
because David trusted the Lord in every battle.
Yet, there was a time that David became
overconfident of himself and was filled with
pride and greed.
Tonight, we will learn from the mistakes David
committed as a servant of God.
EXPLAIN THE TEXT.
God was angry against the Israelites and
incited David against them by taking a census
of Israel and Judah.
It is confusing that God cause David to take the
census but in some commentaries which refers
to 1 Chronicles 21:1, it was Satan who incite
David to do it.
Here, we can see that God permits Satan to
fulfill his purpose of disciplining His children.
What is wrong with the census?
In those times, a man only had the right to
count or number what belonged to him.
1. Israel did not belong to David; Israel
belonged to God.
It was up to God to command a census, and if
David counted, he should only have done it at
God’s command.
2. David trusted in numbers rather than
God.
David started counting his army instead of
numbering his forces instead of numbering
God’s promises. He sought his deepest
strength, security, and rest of soul in
earthly probabilities instead of the fact that
God was for him.
3. He was proud. He was overwhelmed by His
fame. He wanted his enemies to fear him, not
God.
David’s confidence was misplaced. He placed
his confidence on the numbers of His armies,
not on God.
In verse 9, 800K capable warriors in Israel and
500K in Judah.
Because of His actions, God gave him
3 CHOICES OF PUNISHMENT.
1. 3 Years of Famine
2. 3 Months of Fleeing from the enemies
3. 3 Days of severe plague
In verse 14, David said to Gad, “Let us fall into
the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great;
but do not let us fall into the hands of men.
So, the Lord sent them plague that resulted in
70,000 people dead.
-Imagine what was on David’s mind that time.
-But the beauty of David’s heart is that he has
a repentant heart. He asked God’s forgiveness.
-In verse 17, he asked to punish him instead
the people. Because they are innocent.
-David built an altar in the eastern hill of
Jerusalem.
-On that hill, David met Araunah the Jebusite.
-Araunah offered every resource that she had
for the burnt offering but David refused and
insisted to but the area. (verse 24)
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THIS? End: Proverbs 3:5-7
1. A VICTOR TRUSTS GOD IN EVERY PRAY
SEASON OF OUR LIVES.

We must be careful that we might fall

into the same mistake that David
committed.

In our lives, we will have a “hayahay” or

a good season where we can feel we
are doing well and we are blessed by
God.

In these seasons, let us not forget to still

depend and trust God.

Let us not fall into the trap of trusting

ourselves because of the achievements
that we had but should always humble
ourselves before God.

Like the 1st battle of David, He did not

trust himself or his capability but placed
his trust in God.

1 Samuel 17- The first battle of David.

-David relied on and trusted God when
he fought Goliath.

2. A VICTOR MUST BE HUMBLE.

Our accomplishments, our good deeds,

and anything good that happened to us
is because of the grace of God.

Therefore, we have nothing to boast.

Sometimes we say, “I deserve to
receive this because I worked hard for
this”. No… We don’t deserve anything.
All is by God’s grace.
Instead of boasting ourselves, we must
always boast the name of the Lord
because He has done it for us.

Let us avoid, “Ako na gud ni!”