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With David’s growing wealth and fame came the bane of any government: bureaucracy. The twelve commanders of the army (one for each month) were listed, and many times I noticed that the commanders’ sons were also part of the bureaucracy, whether by nepotism or strong family heritages. We’ll never know for sure which it was.
David even put together a huge bureaucracy just to oversee his personal holdings. He had overseers for the royal storehouses, the rural storehouses, the farm hands, the vineyards, the wine being stored, the olive and sycamore TREES, olive oil storage, the herds on the plains and the herds in the valleys, the camels, the donkeys, and the flocks. These men mentioned probably never dreamed that God would take note of their service by putting their names in the Bible!
But there was one overseer I wish I hadn’t read about. His name was Jehiel. King David overstepped what God intended, I think, by delegating too much authority. David should have done Jehiel’s job himself. And we have to be careful today not to make the same mistake. Verse 32 tells us that Jehiel took care of the king’s sons. Those sons later went to war with each other at various times.
Like many busy fathers, David left the raising of his sons to others and by doing so he failed to personally pass along the valuable wisdom garnered from being a man after God’s own heart.
Father, I feel so fortunate and humbled by the fact that You chose me to be a dad to my sons. I knew going in that the time I’d have with them would be short. I need Your help every day to grow them in godliness and to give them what they’ll need to also become men after Your own heart. Help me every day, Father.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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