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When David
the teenager decided to fight the Philistine Goliath, King Saul
offered David his armor. David refused it. Why? (I Samuel 17)
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When the
prophet Samuel anoints David as the next king of Israel, people are
surprised by this. Why? What does God say to Samuel about the reason
God has chosen David and not his handsome, strapping brothers? (I
Samuel 16)
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David is
still considered the most important and influential king in all of
Israel’s history. What are his accomplishments?
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When David
accompanies the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, he is dancing and
celebrating with joyful abandon. His wife Michal tells him he has
made a fool of himself. What happens to her? (II Samuel 6)
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Can you
compare the two famous statues of David by Michelangelo and Bernini?
What do you see in each of these? Which captures the personality of
David best for you?
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What does
the prophet Nathan do after he sees David break three commandments
in his affair with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband Uriah?
Where have you seen others confront powerful leaders with the truth
and what happened?
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How does
David respond to Nathan?
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Psalm 51 is
seen by many as a confession from David after he has been addressed
by Nathan. As you look at this Psalm, how do you think it might be a
spiritual resource for you?
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CU Professor
Mathew Hayward in his new book Ego Check tells about American CEO’s
who have succeeded like David and then failed like David because of
their pride and arrogance. He quotes Jim Collins in the book “From
Good to Great” where Collins says that the most effective CEO’s
possess “a compelling modesty” and a bias toward being “self
effacing and understated.” What do you think? What leaders have you
seen who are like that or others whose arrogance has been
destructive?
