David the outlaw

David went on his way and Jonathan returned to town.
David went to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest. Ahimelech was alarmed as he went out to greet David: “What are you doing here all by yourself—and not a soul with you?”
^2-3 David answered Ahimelech the Priest, “The king sent me on a mission and gave strict orders: ‘This is top secret—not a word of this to a soul.’ I’ve arranged to meet up with my men in a certain place. Now, what’s there here to eat? Do you have five loaves of bread? Give me whatever you can scrounge up!”
⁴ “I don’t have any regular bread on hand,” said the priest. “I only have holy bread. If your men have not slept with women recently, it’s yours.”
⁵ David said, “None of us has touched a woman. I always do it this way when I’m on a mission: My men abstain from sex. Even when it is an ordinary mission we do that—how much more on this holy mission.”
⁶ So the priest gave them the holy bread. It was the only bread he had, Bread of the Presence that had been removed from God’s presence and replaced by fresh bread at the same time.

At this time, David was running away from the king. At this juncture, David lied to Ahimelech the Priest about him being on a secret mission. He told the priest that he needed food and weapons. Is it right to lie? What would have happened if David came clean to Ahimelech? Would he help more? We have to remember that it is always a sin to lie. And David lied, imagine how much more David would have received if he just came clean with Ahimelech? Ahimelech would do everything that he can to help David.