David would not kill Saul, even though he had every opportunity to do so. “So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there Saul lay sleeping within the encampment with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the army lay round about him.  Then said Abishai to David, God has given your enemy into your hands this day. Now therefore let me smite him to the earth at once with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice.  David said to Abishai, Do not destroy him; for who can raise his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?” (1 Samuel 26:7-9 AMP) David feared God more than man. He wouldn’t put his hands on the man that was in the office. David had a reverence for the office no matter what Saul did he was still the king until he was removed by God. What if we thought along those lines? If we honored the office that God has put before us. Whether it be the President, governor, pastor etc… We must honor the office more than the man or woman.
1 Chronicles 16:22 “He allowed no man to do them wrong; yes, He reproved kings for their sakes, Saying, Touch not My anointed, and do My prophets no harm.” David would let no one come against the man of God. God has dealt with me about this very thing to be careful of what I say about other men of God. Even if I don’t agree with what they are doing in their ministry it is not my concern! My concern is what God has called me to do. I must pray for my brothers and sisters. So many of us are putting our mouths on God’s ministers saying they are not in the will of God, when frankly we don’t know the will of God for them. We must know the will of God for our own selves. Someone asked me last week what wisdom I can share as I’ve gotten older. I responded, “The older I get the more I realize I need to mind my own business.” in other words I must be about my Father’s business and not involved in your business. Especially if you haven’t invited me in. We are so good at solving everyone else’s issues when we need to mind our own.
There has been a lot of comments made about a pastor in Texas who leads a large church, how when asked he won’t take a strong position against certain things. Whether you agree with what he says or not we must pray for him and say, “that is between he and God”. God has not given me the right to judge him but to pray for him. We form opinions about this man of God and we don’t even know him or what God has spoken to him. I must not touch God’s anointed as David did with Saul I must allow God to work in his/her life. As a man I know I fail! I need prayer just like those I’ve criticized in the past. As a pastor I really need prayer for God’s direction for his people. Please allow the word of God to govern you not the popularity of opinion. Let’s start praying today and keeping our opinions to ourselves. Whether it be the President of the United States or a popular Pastor we must pray for them that God will direct their paths as he directs ours. It is so easy to make a judgment in the case of the president that we don’t like the decisions he makes. He has intelligence that is not available to us in making his decisions. In the same vain we are critical of certain pastors for how they lead their churches not knowing what God has spoken to them. Just as when Noah was told to build an ark. Everyone thought he was nuts, yet he heard God speak to him. I encourage you today stop speaking against the leaders, start praying for them! They may seem nuts or they may not lead the way you think they should so pray!

Samuel King, Senior Pastor
Christlike Life Church, Laveen, AZ

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