"In The Appointed Place"

"In The Appointed Place"

"And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem." 2 Samuel 11:1

David was the king, he was suppose to be out in the battle with his men, but instead he was at home in his palace in Jerusalem.  While he was at the palace, he walked out on his roof and saw Bathsheba bathing.  She was beautiful and he sent for her.  If you remember the story, Bathsheba got pregnant and David had her husband killed trying to hide his sin.  

David was not in his appointed place.  He should have been in the battle.  Instead he was at ease in his home.  Because he was not where he should have been, he put himself in a position to be tempted and ultimately sin.  

There is a lesson and a warning for us in this account.  We all have a God-appointed position.  We have been appointed to do battle (spiritual battle).  God didn't call us to be "at ease in Zion".  He didn't call us to set comfortably on our couches doing nothing.  He called us to be in the trenches fighting spiritual warfare.  He called us to pull down strongholds, to fight the good fight of faith, to violently take the kingdom by force, to bind principalities, to loosen power from on high, to tread on serpents and be victorious over all the powers of the enemy.  

Are you in your appointed place?  Are you on the battlefield?  If not, you are setting yourself up to be tempted and heading for a fall.  Being in the battle will put you in the place where you should be and it will not give the enemy a chance to tempt you and cause you to fall.

Have a great day.  Get in the trenches and get off your comfortable beds of ease.