And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.” So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor. (1 Samuel 30:7-10 ESV)
David had been on the run, trying to hide wherever he could from the rage of Saul. He kept on moving. As he did, he had done and said some questionable things. Finally, when all seems lost, there is nowhere to go, and his support system is shakey at best, He seeks direction from the Lord. He has been travelling around for months having Abiathar and the Ephod with him, but we have no mention of him utilizing them in a series of major decisions about where to go and what to do. Saul had wanted to seek God, but had trouble as the Ephod was with David in the land of the Philistines. David had the ephod, but did not use it. Finally, when all else seems lost, he does. It's about time. Its about time we stop depending on our own wisdom, going through life, having the Spirit of God and the Word of God at our disposal, and never utilizing them to direct us.
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