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Leadership is for Service
All commentators emphasize that David understood his success was not for personal glory but for the benefit of God's people. John Gill states it was for Israel's 'advantage and glory more than for his own.' This serves as a powerful reminder that God-given influence and blessings are meant to be stewarded for the good of the community, not for self-exaltation.
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 5:12
19th Century
Bishop
For his people Israel’s sake. —David’s prosperity had not blinded him to the fact that his blessings came to him as the h…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 5:12
17th Century
Pastor
And David perceived that the Lord had established him king
over Israel
By the prosper…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 5:11–16
17th Century
Minister
David's house was not worse, nor less fit to be dedicated to God, for being built by the sons of the stranger. It is prophesied of the gospel churc…