Giant Killers
So often we think big assignments are for big people and we wait to plan and achieve big for such a time when we think we are well resourced to achieve great things. We delay the edge to accomplish that assignment because we feel we do not have adequate energy, teams, or resources for it. In some cases, there are assignments that just randomly appear requiring our urgent action; at times we ignore and pass, because we feel we are not trained enough or big enough to face the new challenges. The story of David and Goliath is one such bible story that demonstrates a random assignment that is so big yet requires urgent action.
Mission in a mission
David did not go to the battlefield with the mission to fight Goliath. His mission was to take corn, bread, and cheese to his brothers who were soldiers in Saul’s army. Many leaders are clear about their mission but others discover their mission on the small-errand mission. People like Esther did not go for the beauty contest with the mind-set of a deliverer. She thought she was just competing for the simple queen vacancy yet God had a bigger plan for her. Actually, Mordecai had to almost threaten her (Esther 4:14), for her to realize the seriousness of the matter at hand.
Some small assignments we embark on today are simply a pathway to the great assignment God has in store for us. There is always a mystery behind the path children of God walk through. We need the grace to understand and to know how to respond to God’s call for the bigger assignment that randomly shows up in the middle of our day-to-day errands.
David was a simple boy
David did not have a name or presence that would immediately command attention. He was looked down upon even by his own family to the point that they did not invite him to his own anointing party. Giant killers are not obvious; sometimes they show up disguised in the stinking clothes of a shepherd boy. Looks are deceiving at times and we sometimes make the mistake of judging people based on what we know their present situation to appear like.
David had sling
A friend of mine once preached about serving God with what we have, and his emphasis was on helping us not to focus on what we do not have. David did not have a sophisticated armoury or technology to conquer the fierce and famous giant. We sometimes fall in the trap of not accepting our mission and assignments that look big because of what we do not have.
There are a few thoughts that came to mind as I was reading the story of David and Goliath:
- Giant killers are natural and do not pretend to be anyone but themselves
- Giant killers are anointed; their anointing is not evident when they face bigger challenges but they carry the anointing even in the bush where no one watches or cheers them when they fight bears and lions
- Giant killers take criticism with a cool head. At times we give up as soon as we get negative feedback from onlookers
- Giant killers trust in their God more than in their armoury
- Giant killers will make the most of the little resources they have to achieve great assignments
- Giant killers will never feel inadequate in the face of their enemy
- God’s assignment for the giant killers is always bigger than their resources, yet if they fully involve Him the assignments will be achieved
The world today is posing to us big challenges and some of them are so massive that we think the answer is far away from us. We look to the politicians of the world and world billionaires for answers, yet it could be time for us to stop or step back a little and reflect on how we should respond to the many giants we are facing. Maybe it is time we reach out for the little slings and start those small steps towards confronting our enemy. Live big.
Pastor Kennedy
