The David Model

The David Model 

‭I Kings 9:4-5 NKJV‬

[4] Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, [5] then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ 

J. M. Beach of 21st Century Literacy describes a model as being almost, " ... always an oversimplified map consisting of a few, primary variables that will be tracked, measured, and perhaps controlled for experimentation. A model is used to create various hypotheses, which can be used to test in a laboratory study, or which can be used for explanatory purposes in a case study". That contains a lot. King David was God's model. What that means is that he was a picture of what a king should be. Now pause. Its not as if David was perfect. No one else may be, but David made Gods expectations . We are Gods creations, we may  have some flaws, bit Gods wants sincerity in our relationship with Him. David knew how to repent.  He knew how to prostrate before God. God calls it the intergrity of his heart. Mirriam Webster describes intergrity as " firm adherence to a code ". David had that towards Gods demands. In the words of Beach, David was an oversimplified map for anyone to read. It also means that our lives are being measured and tracked to be an example. So God promised Solomon what He promised David. Lets leave Solomon. Christ met the father's expectations. What about you? Would your life measure up to what God expects of us?  That's the deal today in understanding the Davids model.  May God depend on your model. Good morning.