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20 Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted,

“We have no share in David,
    no part in Jesse’s son!
Every man to his tent, Israel!”

² So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

³ When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but had no sexual relations with them. They were kept in confinement till the day of their death, living as widows.

This is David's tough times. He faced His son in a battle. Then His commander killed His son on purpose, against His order. Then when He is back to claim Israel, He faced so many problems. Through this story God revealed to me that He is LORD. David knew that. He knew that the Lord can take and give as He pleases. He can choose who to give and who to take. Imagine if God was against David. David would have died long time ago. But David did not. He survived and emerge victorious. God is in control, not people. Absolum wanted to kill Him, but David survived. So many people were against Him. Saul was another one, until the Lord took Him away. Now theres another one. In life we would always meet such challenges, all we got to do it to remember who is Lord and find rest in Him. Because when we do, everything will work out, God's way. Amen.