v.16- 24 deals with the officers of the tribes of Israel however the tribes of Gad and Asher were not included. v. 23 and 24 refers back to the "count" that David took of his armies and people that angered the Lord and so the actual number was not entered into the book of the annals of King David. The balance of the chapter dealt with the people that were in charge of King David's storehouses - in and outside of the palace, the field workers who farmed the land, vineyards, olive and sycamore-fig trees, olive oil, herds, camels, donkeys, and flocks. They basically took care of the King David's property. Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor (considered and noted as man of insight and a scribe). Ahithophel was the king's counselor and was succeeded by Jehoiada while Joab was commander of the royal army.
It seems that all of the items for a successful rule was given to David and thus to Solomon. All that was needed was obedience, trust and a relationship with God. As long as they would be plugged into the source, all would be well. What an easy thought but even in our own lives we know how difficult it is. We are caught up in our own agenda and believe our own hype and thus we fall. We truly have to get back to the "basics of life". Listen to the 4Him song sometime, it works for me.
The knee is slowly getting better - started to increase my glucosamine intake and using stronger anti-inflammatory drugs help as well.
Praise for today: Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! Psalm 66:20
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