Indlela kaNkulunkulu yokusebenzelana nabantu ezinzima
Ukusebenzelana nabantu obunzima akuvivinyi kuphela ukholo lwethu kuNkulunkulu kepha kukhombisa ubufakazi bethu. Omunye umuntu wasebhayibhelini owasabela kahle kubantu ezinzima nguDavid, owanqoba izinhlamvu eziningi ezicasulayo ukuba abe inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
Lapho esemusha, uDavid wahlangana nenye yezinhlobo ezesabisa kakhulu zabantu abanzima: isiqhwaga. Iziqhwaga zitholakala emsebenzini, ekhaya nasezikoleni futhi zivame ukusesabisa ngamandla abo omzimba, igunya noma enye inzuzo.
UGoliyati wayeyisosha elikhulu lamaFilisti owasabisa lonke ibutho lakwa-Israyeli ngobukhulu bakhe nangokulwa ngamandla. Akekho noyedwa owaba nesibindi sokuhlangana nalesi siqhwaga empini kuze kufike uDavid.
Ngaphambi kokubhekana noGoliyati, uDavide kwadingeka abhekane nomgxeki, umfowabo u-Eliyabe, owathi:
“Ngiyazi ukuthi ugabadela kanjani nenhliziyo yakho imubi; wehle ukuyobuka impi. " (1 Samuweli 17:28, NIV)
UDavidi akhenge akunake lokhu kugxekwa ngoba okwakushiwo u-Eliyabe kungamanga. Lesi yisifundo esihle kithina. Ebuyisela ukunaka kwakhe kuGoliyati, uDavide wabona ukuthuka kwalesi siqhwaga. Ngisho esengumalusi osemusha, uDavide wayeqonda ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba inceku kaNkulunkulu:
“Bonke lapha bazokwazi ukuthi iNkosi ayisindisi ngenkemba noma ngomkhonto; ngoba impi ngekaJehova, futhi uzoninikela nonke ezandleni zethu. " (1 Samuweli 17:47, NIV).
Ibhayibheli ekusingatheni abantu obunzima
Yize kungafanele siphendule iziqhwaga ngokuzishaya ekhanda ngedwala, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi amandla ethu awekho kithina, kodwa kuNkulunkulu osithandayo. Lokhu kungasinika ukuzethemba kokubekezelela lapho izinsiza zethu ziswele.
IBhayibheli linikeza imininingwane eminingi ekusebenzelaneni nabantu ezinzima:
Isikhathi sokuphunyuka
Ukulwa nesiqhwaga akuyona inkambo efanele ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kamuva, iNkosi uSawule yaphenduka isiqhwaga yajaha uDavid ezweni lonke, ngoba uSawule wayenomona ngaye.
UDavida wakhetha ukuphunyula. USawule wayeyinkosi emiswe ngokufanele futhi uDavide wayengeke amlwele. Wathi kuSawule:
“Kwangathi iNkosi ingaphindisela ububi obenze kimi, kodwa isandla sami ngeke sikuthinte. Njengoba isisho esidala sithi, “Kwababi kuvela izenzo ezimbi, ngakho-ke isandla sami ngeke sikuthinte. "" (1 Samuweli 24: 12-13, NIV)
Kwesinye isikhathi kufanele sibalekele isiqhwaga emsebenzini, emgwaqweni, noma ebudlelwaneni obuhlukumezayo. Lokhu akuyona ubugwala. Kuwukuhlakanipha ukuhoxa lapho singakwazi ukuzivikela. Ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu ngokulunga kudinga ukholo olukhulu, njengoDavide. Wayazi ukuthi kufanele enze nini nokuthi abaleke futhi aludlulisele kuNkosi lolu daba.
Abhekane Nolaka
Kamuva empilweni kaDavide, ama-Amaleki ahlasela isigodi saseZikilagi, athatha abafazi nezingane zebutho likaDavide. Imibhalo ithi uDavida namadoda akhe bakhala kwaze kwaphela amandla.
Kuyaqondakala ukuthi la madoda ayethukuthele, kodwa esikhundleni sokuthukuthela ngama-Amaleki, asola uDavide:
“UDavide wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngoba abantu babekhuluma ngokumkhanda ngamatshe; wonke umuntu wayenomunyu emoyeni ngenxa yamadodana namadodakazi akhe. " (1 Samuweli 30: 6, NIV)
Abantu bavame ukusithukuthelela. Kwesinye isikhathi siyakufanelekela, lapho-ke kudingeka ukuxolisa, kepha imvamisa umuntu onzima ukhungatheka ngokujwayelekile futhi yithina esisebenza kakhulu. Ukubuyela emuva akusona isixazululo:
"Kepha uDavide waqiniswa nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe." (1 Samuweli 30: 6, NASB)
Ukuguqukela kuNkulunkulu lapho sihlaselwa ngumuntu othukuthele kusinika ukuqonda, ukubekezela futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke isibindi. Abanye basikisela ukuthatha umoya ojulile noma ukubala kuze kube ishumi, kodwa impendulo yangempela ukusho umthandazo osheshayo. UDavid wabuza uNkulunkulu ukuthi enzeni, watshelwa ukuthi alandele abathumbi, yena namadoda akhe basindisa imindeni yabo.
Ukusebenzelana nabantu abathukuthele kuvivinya ubufakazi bethu. Abantu babhekile. Nathi singathukuthela noma siphendule ngomoya ophansi nangothando. UDavide waphumelela ngoba waphendukela kuLowo owayenamandla futhi ehlakaniphe ngaphezu kwakhe. Singafunda esibonelweni sakhe.
Bheka esibukweni
Umuntu onzima kunabo bonke esinabo okufanele sibhekane nabo yithina uqobo. Uma sithembekile ngokwanele ukuba sikuvume, sizibangela izinkinga ezinkulu kunabanye.
UDavida wayengehlukile. Waphinga noBati Sheba, wabe esebulala umyeni wakhe u-Uriya. Lapho ebhekene namacala akhe kaNathan the Prophet, uDavid wavuma:
"Ngonile eNkosini". (2 Samuweli 12:13, NIV)
Kwesinye isikhathi sidinga usizo lomfundisi noma umngani ozinikele ukusisiza sibone isimo sethu kahle. Kwezinye izimo, lapho ngokuthobeka sicela uNkulunkulu ukuba asibonise isizathu sosizi lwethu, ngomusa usiyala ukuba sizibuke esibukweni.
Ngakho-ke kudingeka senze lokho okwenziwa nguDavid: zivuma izono zethu kuNkulunkulu futhi siphenduke, sazi ukuthi uhlala ethethelela futhi usibuyisela.
UDavid wayenamaphutha amaningi, kepha nguyena kuphela umuntu eBhayibhelini uNkulunkulu ambiza "ngendoda yenhliziyo yami." (IzEnzo 13:22, NIV) Ngani? Ngoba uDavid wayethembele ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu ukuthi aqondise impilo yakhe, kufaka phakathi ukusebenzelana nabantu abanzima.
Ngeke sikwazi ukulawula abantu abanzima futhi asikwazi ukubashintsha, kepha ngokuholwa nguNkulunkulu singabaqonda kangcono futhi sithole indlela yokubhekana nabo.