15:15-23 – Some go ______ ______

• Court servants (15-17); Cherethites and Pelehites (18)
• Gittites and their leader _________ (18-22)

15:25-37 – Some ___________ to Jerusalem

• The __________ (Zadok & Abiathar) with the ______ of God (25-29)
• _________ – David’s counselor and ________ (32-37)

16:1-4 – Some ___________ in Jerusalem

• Ziba – after __________ David & company with transport & food
• Mephibosheth – believed Israel will be ___________ to Saul

16:5-14 – Some _________ David –> __________ of the house of Saul

• Cursed and threw _________ and dust at David
• David a man of ____________ and worthless fellow
• Abishai wants to ________ him – David accepts curse as from ______

Take-Away – 3 things revealed to us when we are under __________

1. Who our ________ __________ are

• Loyalty & disloyalty often come from ____________ places
• Reveals how much we ________ each other in the body

2. Genuineness of our _______ for and ________ in God

• David convinced _______ belonged in Jerusalem (Dt. 12:5; Ps. 3:4)
• David convinced the ________ should be with the ark of God
• David’s trust in God and His ___________ will
  Commitment to _________ and humility (1 Pet. 5:6-7)

3. Our _____________ – David’s response to Shimei revealed his:

• ____________ – as David did with Saul (1 Sam. 26; Prov. 16:32)
• Humble ____________ – what is God saying through my _______?
• ____________ – trusted in God’s sovereignty and _________
  Like Jesus (1 Pet. 2:23) – David in 16:11-12
• Heart of ___________ – for God’s work in His life
  God’s preparation when Saul sought his life years before