2012 禁食日记 – 第十六天：“敬拜者” 2012 Fasting Diary – Day 16: “Worshipper”
第十六天（22/08/12)
我们印象中的大卫，首先是一名追求神的敬拜者，也知道他是以色列最被爱戴的君王。
今天的我们，当我们提到敬拜者就会想像他是一位音乐人、歌者，或在教会敬拜团事奉的一位团员；而且很多时候，这些所谓敬拜团队的“事奉者”在生命、态度、人际关系上都挺糟糕。。。
固然教会一定有，也应该有所谓的敬拜或音乐团队；但事实上，敬拜不只局限于音乐、舞蹈、诗歌等等，更不是只停留在教堂四面墙里的一种表现。敬拜是一种生命，延伸至你的私人生活、家庭、事业、学业、人际关系等等。。。
单单撒母耳记上第18章就提到三次大卫“做事精明”，而且他还得人喜爱和尊重，这非常值得我们默想、思考和学习。。。
“5 扫罗无论差遣大卫往何处去，他都做事精明。扫罗就立他做战士长，众百姓和扫罗的臣仆无不喜悦。
14 大卫做事无不精明，耶和华也与他同在。
30 每逢非利士军长出来打仗，大卫比扫罗的臣仆做事精明，因此他的名被人尊重。”
～ 撒上 18:5, 14, 30 ～
Day 16 (22/08/12)
Our impression of David, first and foremost was a worshipper after God’s own heart, and we also know he was the most loved king of Israel.
For us today, when we talk about a worshipper, we would imagine that is a musician, singer, or a member of the church’s worship team; and many times, these so-called worship team members can be quite terrible people in real life, attitude, inter-personal relationship with others…
Of course a church will have, and should have a so-called worship or music ministry; but in actual fact, worship is not just limited to music, dance, songs etc, and even less just confined to performing within the four walls of the church-building. Worship is your life, extending to your private lifestyle, family, career, schools, relationship with others etc…
Just in Chapter 18 of 1 Samuel alone, David did things successfully was mentioned three times, and he found favour with people and won people’s respect. This is really something worth our meditating, thinking and learning…
“5 Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully[a] that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul’s officers as well.
14 In everything he did he had great success,[c] because the Lord was with him.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success[f] than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.”
～ 1 Samuel 18:5, 14, 30 ~