acts 13:36
‘’for David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, saw corruption;’’
There is no man in the entire scripture that served God like David. And his life of service was what led him into the fulfillment of his assignment. in other words, David fulfilled his destiny on the platform of service, as the bible says. until you understand service, destiny fulfillment is not in sight. anyone who hates service already hates destiny. you will never know your specific assignment and destiny if you do not care to know about general service.
David operated in several capacities at different times in the bible as occasion demanded. David was willing to do whatever was necessary to salvage a situation in his time.
when the sheep of his father needed shepherding, he made himself available; even when his brothers made themselves unavailable.
when there was need to save the sheep from the lion and the bear, David rose to the challenge by becoming a valiant fighter on the spot.
remember? when Israel faced embarrassment from the philistine through goliath the champion, David decided to become that champion that will prevent Israel from going into slavery.
While Saul pursues him he met with six hundred indebted, discontented and distressed men who needed help, he decided to become a people developer, so he turned those men to great warriors who also killed giants and fought all manner of battles. These men later formed the national guard of Israel and were popularly known as the mighty men of David.
He didn’t just stop there, he became psalmist; he was the one that helps Saul when evil spirit visited him, David was a songwriter, he was an inventor of musical equipment, he was a music director, he was also an army warrior and captain and even more, service made David become so many things all in a bid to serve his generation.
So also if you will take on service today you are going to discover all manner of potentials that you will have, therefor raise up and make up your mind to serve God today. You have to know that until you understand service to God and humanity, destiny fulfillment is not in sight.
what a lesson to learn.