DAVID’S FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
13 Then shalt thou
prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which
the LORD
charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 14 Now, behold,
in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand
talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and
iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I
prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. 15 Moreover there are workmen with
thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of
cunning men for every manner of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver, and
the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be
doing,
and the LORD be with thee. 1 Chron. 22:13-16 (KJV)
1.
King David
was one of the most prosperous men in all of history. (NOT by accident.)
2.
God had a
plan for his life and he had fulfilled it.
3.
Even though
his life was not without major hiccups God bragged about David throughout the
rest of the OT.
4.
David has
just given Solomon a charge to build the Temple and some of the best advice
ever given to a son.
1.
David
knew that God had a plan for his son’s life and that plan was for his
success.
Let’s
learn from the “Formula for Success” that David gave his son
Solomon. (Ingredients)
1-
If You Want True Success – Be Careful to Obey God. (v. 13 a)
1-
Obedience
to God is not just something to do, it is the best thing to do!!!!
2-
David knew
the benefits of having God on your side in life!
1.
As
a young shepherd he had killed a lion and bear.
2.
God
had delivered Goliath into his hand.
3.
God
delivered him from Saul.
4.
His
life is one of the most exciting in all of Scripture. (Read it!)
3-
David knew
the enormous costs of disobedience as well.
1.
Bathsheba
– Uriah – Nathan - dead son.
2.
His
children. (Amnon & Tamar – Absolom – Adonijah)
3.
Numbering
Israel. (1 Chron. 21)
2-
If You Want Success – “Be Strong” - Be BOLD. (v.
13b)
1-
Be firm,
stout, prevailing.
2-
David
didn’t say “try to be” he said, “BE STRONG”!
3-
If You Want Success – Be Very Courageous. (v. 13c)
1-
Goliath’s
make most people cowards, he make David famous.
2-
Courage is
the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being
overcome by it.
4-
If You Want Success – Face the Future with Hope. (v. 13 d) [Don’t Dread]
1-
Dread never
brings anything good! (Extreme worry about the future = paralyzes w/ terror]
2-
Even in
your every day job, much less your spiritual life!
5-
If You Want Success – Face the Present with Faith. (v. 13e)
1-
Don’t
be “dismayed” = shattered, broken.
2-
Don’t
fear the future #4, and don’t fear the present no matter what it brings!!!
6-
If You Want Success – Learn to Add to What Others Have Done.
(v. 14)
1-
Learn all
you can from the experience of others.
2-
Then add to
it – improve it, don’t settle for someone else’s
experience!!!
VISUALIZE: What has God given you a vision to do?
ACTION: 1- “Arise … be
Doing” (v. 16b)
2- “The Lord will be with
you.” (v. 16c)
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