David’s Wandering Eyes

Read 2 Samuel 10-12
 
2 Samuel 11:9-11 But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house. 10 When David was told, “Uriah did not go home,” he asked him, “Haven’t you just come from a distance? Why didn’t you go home?” 11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my lord’s men are camped in the open fields. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and lie with my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!”
 
THIS is a very sad story. David, the magnificent king of Israel, makes a tragic mistake. David, the one with a great heart for God, turns his heart to darkness. And a simple foreign soldier shows a greater love for God than the man of God.
    How does that happen? A Hittite soldier honors the ones for whom he fights. The king dishonors the one who fights for him. And then the king murders the Hittite.
    David, how could you be so greedy, so cruel, so lost? Was it pride that took you to this darkness? Was it boredom? Why didn’t you go to fight that spring and lead your soldiers as you should? Why did you let your eye fall on another’s wife? Why did you turn your inward lust to outer shame?
    What is it in us humans that makes us want more than God has given us? Is it ever possible to be thankful and happy with what we have, to keep our eyes at home? Keep our eyes on God?
    Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” 18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear.  
    David seemed to have no fear of God’s commands. Perhaps his worldly wealth blocked heaven’s provision.