King David Research Paper

I think of David as a young child being taught the word by his father and his mother. He was the youngest son, and his job in the family was to attend the sheep. He worked hard to please his father and obey what his father told him about, the sheep. He had become a very good shepard boy. Everyone felt that he was doing a job, and he liked being out in the fields, singing and playing his harp unto the Lord. He had no ideal that his Father in heaven was also with him in the fields and watching over him. For God saw how much love this young shepard boy had for him. God would later chose David to be king over all Israel.
The day came when David would find out that he has been chosen to be king of Israel, one day after king Saul, but for now he
God looked and saw faith in him. In our life we must trust the Lord in every situation in life. We also see in David's life some of the same things we go through in life. God has blessed us with everything we need, but we always want more. This is what gets David in trouble with God. God let's us know things that are wrong for us, but we are so full of power that we think that we can do anything we want; and not thinking of the consequences. David was loved by all the people and his army was great in numbers. It had not always been easy for David, when Saul was alive, because he wanted to kill David for the start. David ran for many years. He could have killed Saul,but he didn't,because Saul was God's anointed king. David knew not to take out what God had set over the people. We are to learn to wait on God, for he knows what is best for us. David sometimes let his flesh lead him and that always caused trouble to come. He lusted after another's man's wife,and he had her husband killed;and tried to cover up his sin by marrying her. He would still pay a price for his sin. In our life we all make mistakes, but we all have to pay the consequences of our