1 Kings 1:38-40 – God’s plan for us can never be thwarted

David’s plan was executed exactly as he had told his team of loyalists to do. The three key players of Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, together with the Cherethites and the Pelethites took Solomon on David’s personal mule to Gihon. The Cherethites and the Pelethites were David’s loyal bodyguards under the command of Benaiah. They had been with David since the day when he was running from Absalom his son. Here, David had them formed the entourage that would accompany Solomon his son for his anointing as king at Gihon.  

When they came to Gihon, Zadok anointed Solomon from a horn of oil near the Tabernacle. As they were instructed by David, the trumpet was blown after the anointing followed by the people’s proclamation of  “Long live King Solomon!” As anticipated, the people acknowledged and accepted David’s successor. So 1 Kings 1:41 said, "And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise.”

The installation of King Solomon marked the beginning of the Davidic dynasty that culminated in Jesus, the King of kings, sitting on the throne of David forever. Both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were careful to link the Lord Jesus to the ancestry of David, to show that God never reneged on his promise. He had promised David that he would have an heir to the throne forever. And He had done so.

Solomon as David’s successor was God’s plan. Hence nothing could prevent him from ascending to the throne. Whereas Adonijah was never God’s plan, hence his attempt to seize the throne was thwarted. This teaches us that there is no point in fighting for power and seek a position that God has not designed for us. Even if we should gain that position, it will not last and instead will ultimately cause us to end up in total frustration. Whatever position in God’s plan for us will be ours without us pushing for it. But it does require that we place all that we are in His hands and totally trust Him to bring what He has installed for our lives to pass. God knows His plan for us, and He is well able to take us there. Remember Jeremiah 19:11? God said, ^“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” No plan that God has for us can be thwarted. Just trust Him to take us there!