５ 大卫若背叛扫罗，就会对百姓成为背叛神所命定、设立之王的先例；大卫的态度乃是拒绝自己，服在神的权柄之下。 |
５ If David had rebelled against Saul, he would have been to the people an example of rebellion against the God-ordained, appointed king; David's attitude was that of denying the self and submitting to God's authority. |
６ 扫罗不顺从神，被神弃绝，这是扫罗和神之间的事；大卫服从神的受膏者，这是大卫向神负责的事—二四4~6，二六9，11，撒下一9~16。 |
６ Saul had been disobedient to God and was rejected by God, but this was something between Saul and God; as for David, he submitted to God's anointed, and this was his responsibility before God—24:4-6; 26:9, 11; 2 Sam. 1:9-16. |
７ 如果有人愿意付代价经历十字架的破碎，活在十字架下，认识并对付天然的生命和个性，治死肉体，在神面前否认己，他们就必定会认识神的权柄，并且能带进神的权柄—这是基本的原则。 |
７ If some will pay the price to experience the breaking of the cross by living under the cross, know and deal with their natural life and disposition, put to death the flesh, and deny themselves before God, they will certainly know God's authority and be able to bring in God's authority—this is a basic principle. |
８ 按照新约的领会，大卫在任何情况下，每天都背十字架；腓立比三章十节指明，我们背十字架的力量，乃是基督复活的大能；基督已经进到我们里面，活在我们里面，在我们里面背十字架—参歌二8~9，14。 |
８ According to the realization of the New Testament, David bore the cross every day under any kind of situation; Philippians 3:10 indicates that the strength for us to bear the cross is the power of Christ's resurrection; Christ has come into us to live in us and to bear the cross within us—cf. S. S. 2:8-9, 14. |
９ 大卫学十字架的功课时，也享受了神借着约拿单和米甲的供备；若没有他们，大卫就无法逃离扫罗—撒上二十1~42，十九11~18。 |
９ As David was learning the lessons of the cross, he enjoyed God's provision with Jonathan and Michal; without them, David would not have had a way to escape from Saul—1 Sam. 20:1-42; 19:11-18. |
10 在神的主宰之下，大卫学了十字架的功课，至终他不是输家，乃是赢家；不是受苦者，乃是享受者—腓一19，三8~9，林后四7，16~18，参二12~14。 |
10 Under God's sovereignty, David took the lessons of the cross, and eventually, he was not a loser but a gainer and a winner, not a sufferer but an enjoyer—Phil. 1:19; 3:8-9; 2 Cor. 4:7, 16-18; cf. 2:12-14. |
11 大卫的生命表征破碎的生命：外面之人的破碎乃是我们天然个性—我们的己—的破碎；圣灵管治的目的，就是叫我们作一个被破碎的人；神把我们摆在完全无能为力、毫无办法的地位上，使祂有自由的路将祂自己连同祂一切追测不尽的丰富作到我们里面—一8~9，四16~18，十二9~10，何六1~3，罗八28~29，参约十二3。 |
11 David's life signifies a life of brokenness; the breaking of the outer man is the breaking of our natural disposition, our self; the goal of the discipline of the Holy Spirit is for us to be a broken man; God puts us in a place of total inability and helplessness so that He can have the free way to work Himself with all His unsearchable riches into us—1:8-9; 4:16-18; 12:9-10; Hosea 6:1-3; Rom. 8:28-29; cf. John 12:3. |
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撒上二四4~6 跟随大卫的人对他说，…你可以照你看为好的待他；…大卫就起来，悄悄地割下扫罗外袍的衣边。随后大卫心中自责，…他对跟随他的人说，我的主乃是耶和华的受膏者，我在耶和华面前万不敢作这样伸手害他的事，因他是耶和华的受膏者。 大卫不肯杀扫罗，但割下扫罗外袍的衣边。然而，甚至在这件事上，大卫也心中自责，因为他敬畏神，知道扫罗乃是神的受膏者。（撒上二四4下~7。）在神的国里，有神圣的权柄等次。扫罗不是自立为王，乃是神所立所膏的王；所以他是神圣的权柄，大卫为此敬畏神。大卫守住神在祂选民中间所命定的权柄等次，这为他将来作神选民的王立下美好的根基。他若背叛扫罗，就会对百姓成为背叛神所命定、设立之王的先例。（撒母耳记生命读经，一二三页。） |
1 Sam. 24:4-6 And David’s men said to him,… Do then to him according to what seems good in your sight. So David rose up and cut off a corner of Saul’s cloak without being noticed. But afterward David’s heart smote him…. And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, Jehovah’s anointed, as stretch out my hand against him; for he is Jehovah’s anointed. David would not kill Saul but only cut off a corner of Saul’s cloak. However, even for this David’s heart smote him, because of his fear of God in that Saul was God’s anointed (1 Sam. 24:4b-7). In God’s kingdom there is a divine order of authority. Saul was not a self-appointed king; he was the king appointed and anointed by God. Saul was therefore the divine authority, and David feared God in this. David kept the God-ordained order of authority among God’s elect. By so doing, David laid a good foundation for himself to be the king of God’s elect in the coming days. If he had rebelled against Saul, then he would have been to the people an example of rebellion against the God-ordained, appointed king. (Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, p. 99) |
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大卫是从心里认识神的权柄的人，他…称扫罗为主，为耶和华的受膏者。这是说出一件重要的事，服权柄不是服那个人，乃是服他身上的膏油，就是神设立他作权柄时的膏油。大卫认识扫罗身上的膏油，承认他是神的受膏者，所以只有自己逃命，不敢伸手害他。扫罗不服神的命令，被神废弃，这是扫罗和神之间的事；大卫服神的受膏者，这是大卫向神负责的事。 有一个亚玛力的少年人到大卫面前来…，说他把扫罗杀了。大卫的态度仍是完全拒绝自己，服在神的权柄之下。他对那人说，“你伸手杀害耶和华的受膏者，怎么不畏惧呢？”〔撒下一14。〕（倪柝声文集第三辑第一册，一五一至一五二页。） 虽然大卫如此受逼迫，如此受苦，但他从不抵抗、反抗或反应。用新约的话说，他是一直在十字架之下。他在任何情况下，每天都背十字架。他不抱怨、批评、反对或定罪，他只是在十字架下受对付。 腓立比三章十节指明，我们背十字架的力量，乃是基督复活的大能。…我们里面的基督才是背十字架的那一位。…祂已经进到我们里面，活在我们里面，在我们里面背十字架。 大卫学十字架的功课时，也享受了神的供备。…约拿单和米甲是神给大卫的供备，他们帮助大卫逃走。…（撒上二十1~42，十九11~18。）至终，大卫从扫罗之下的试炼中“毕业”了。…在神的主宰之下，大卫学了十字架的功课。因这缘故，大卫至终不是输家，乃是赢家；不是受苦者，乃是享受者。（撒母耳记生命读经，一二六至一二七页。） 大卫的生命表征受拆毁的生命。虽然在圣经里找不着“拆毁”二字；但从圣经的记载里，我们能看见…大卫是个被拆毁的人。大卫的一生都受神的压制，这使大卫成为一个合乎神心的人。（徒十三22。）（认识生命与召会，三○三页。） 圣灵管治的目的，就是叫你作一个被拆毁的人。…外面的人若要破碎，就需要神相当厉害的对付。没有受过对付的人不能叫主有出路。（倪柝声文集第三辑第十一册，三○五页。） 参读：倪柝声文集第三辑第十一册，第二十五篇；认识生命与召会，第七、十六、十九篇。 |
David was one who knew God’s authority from his heart…. He considered Saul as lord, the anointed of Jehovah. This speaks of an important matter. Submission to authority is not submission to a person. It is submission to the anointing upon the person, the anointing which was upon him when God set him up as authority…. He acknowledged that Saul was God’s anointed. Hence, he could only seek for his own escape; he could not put forth his hand to hurt Saul. Saul was disobedient to God’s command. He was rejected by God. But this was something between Saul and God. As for David, he submitted to God’s anointed. This was David’s responsibility before God. A young Amalekite came to David to claim …that he had killed Saul. David’s attitude was still that of denying the self and submitting to God’s authority. He said to the man, “How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Jehovah’s anointed?” (2 Sam. 1:14). (CWWN, vol. 47, “Authority and Submission,” p. 139) Although David was persecuted and suffered so much, he never fought, reacted, or responded. Using the New Testament term, he was always under the cross. He bore the cross every day under any kind of situation. He did not complain, criticize, oppose, or condemn. He was just under the cross to suffer the dealing. Philippians 3:10 indicates that the strength for us to bear the cross is the power of Christ’s resurrection…. The Christ who is within us is the One who…has come into us to live in us and to bear the cross within us. As David was taking the lessons of the cross, he enjoyed God’s provision…. As God’s provision to David, both Jonathan and Michal helped David to flee…(1 Sam. 20:1-42; 19:11-18). Eventually, David “graduated” from his trials under Saul…. Under God’s sovereignty, David took the lessons of the cross. Because of this David eventually was not a loser but a gainer, not a sufferer but an enjoyer. (Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, pp. 102-103) David’s life signifies a life of brokenness. Although we cannot find the word brokenness in the Bible, we can see from the biblical record that…David was broken by God. David was under God’s pressure throughout his whole life; this made him one who was according to God’s heart (Acts 13:22). (CWWL, 1953, vol. 1, “Knowing Life and the Church,” p. 325) The goal of the discipline of the Holy Spirit is for you to be a broken man…. In order for the inward man to be released, there is the need for severe dealings from the Lord. Those who have never been dealt with cannot afford the Lord a way to go on. (CWWN, vol. 57, p. 265) Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 57, ch. 25; CWWL, 1953, vol. 1, “Knowing Life and the Church,” chs. 7, 16, 19 |