Daily Devotion

During Absalom’s rebellion, one of David’s counselors goes over to Absalom. Ahithophel was one sharp cookie, enough so that David prays his counsel will be foolishness to Absalom (15:31). David sends Hushai back into Jerusalem with the hopes that Hushai can thwart the advice of Ahithophel, who has just advised Absalom to sleep with David’s concubines. Hushai’s job was a big one because Ahithophel’s advice was like getting an oracle from God (16:23). The plan to thwart his advice works and Hushai’s advice is taken instead of Ahitophel’s because God was wanting that (17:14). This will cost Absalom his life. Ahithophel will take his own life because he knows that he has no future. When we are in conflict, we need Godly advisors, and we need to pray that our adversaries’ advice will be bad. But most of all, we need to trust God to work it all out like He did for David.

Pastor Roger Dean

2 Samuel 15-19