David faced many twists and turns in his life. After he was first anointed by the prophet he believed he would be king but didn’t know how it was going to happen. The journey to his destiny was not a straight line.

The people who God sends into our lives and the relationships that we form with them determines our trajectory, velocity and altitude.

Our life and calling is not a straight line - most times it looks more like a zigzag line. Who are the people who have shaped your destiny?

Commander Abner turned advocate for David to the elders of Israel. He championed and advocated for David to be made King over all the tribes of Israel!

Who are the people that have championed and advocated for you?
Who can you champion and advocate for?

One of the often unrecognised things about David was that he not only had a heart after God but he also had a heart for people. David met lots of strangers at a particularly stressful time when his life was under threat. At one point he helped an Egyptian Stranger in a field, even though David himself was going through a stressful time.

God gives us a heart for himself and for people - how we treat those people who we think can do nothing for us is the greatest test of our love

At a key moment in his life David formed an alliance with his enemy, the Philistine Achish. David found common purpose with those who were opposed to him and in fact he so won the trust of King Achish that he became his bodyguard for life!

Perhaps winning the trust of our enemies part of God’s plan for unlocking our future, destiny and elevation?

David formed a collaboration with Abiathar because he recognised they would be stronger together. God sends people into our lives who we can collaborate with and who become critical to our future.

Who are the people you are collaborating with?

God provided for David’s needs for food, protection, guidance, and strategic purpose through the priest Ahimilek. God sends people into our lives who make strategic provision for us when we need it most.

Who are the people who have made strategic provision for you? Or, who are the people you can make strategic provision for?

God gave David a wife who was in love with him. Saul used the mutual love as an opportunity to see David killed. But Michal saved David’s life from his father and Saul eventually gave Michal to David in marriage. As God elevates us he sends someone who stands with us and becomes our helper and friend.

Who is your life partner and how is your relationship with them?

God gave David great victory in battle and whatever mission King Saul sent him on, David was successful. His popularity grew and this made Saul jealous and angry. Often what appears as extreme JEALOUSY is actually extreme INSECURITY. As God elevates us, there are people who will compare themselves with us and they will become jealous because of their insecurity. They may even grow to HATE us!

Even the HATERS and the difficult relationships in our lives can ELEVATE us, changing our DIRECTION, MOMENTUM and LEGACY.

David and Saul loved each other like brothers. They looked out for each other and covered each others backs. Jonathan saved David’s life on numerous occasions. God sends people into our lives who can become soulmates to help us THRIVE rather than SURVIVE.

Who are your soulmates? Is there one or possibly a handful of people who you can talk to about anything and everything? If you don’t have someone like that perhaps you should start?