A couple of weeks ago Hosanna Wong came to speak at a conference my church was having. She spoke about the story of David and Goliath but instead of focusing on the battle between David and Goliath, she focused on what happened before David faced Goliath. In 1 Samuel 17:28, David’s oldest brother (Eliab) confronted David before he faced Goliath. Eliab said to David, “What are you doing around here anyway? What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!” David didn’t stop and try to defend himself to Eliab. David knew that God had called him to fight a giant, David knew there was a bigger battle ahead. David could have spent his time trying to defend himself to Eliab but instead, he fought the battle God had actually called him to.
This story has been at the forefront of my mind for weeks now. God keeps showing me the lesser battles that I try to fight and how I was never meant to fight them. Eliab was a distraction that could have stood in the way of David fighting Goliath. It makes me look at my life and see what things I’m letting distract me from preparing for what God has called me to. There are so many things in my life right now that I want to fix or control the situation. As much as I want to I can’t fix them. I have to continuously give that need for control to God because only God can change these things.
He keeps reminding me that He has called me to slay a giant. I don’t know what that looks like or even what sling I would bring. But He is continuously reminding me that there are bigger battles that He is preparing me for, that He is calling me to slay a giant.
