King and His Mighty Men - 1 Chronicles 11:1-47

Topics: Friendship, Giving, Obedience, Rewards, Trust Open It 1. How do you react when you hear someone brag? 2. What is an example of what it means to really love someone? * 3. For what kind of national leaders do most people wish? Explore It * 4. Why were the leaders of Israel comfortable with David’s becoming king? (11:1-3) 5. Who anointed David king of Israel? (11:3) 6. What steps did David take to establish himself as king? (11:3-9) 7. What city did David rename ? (11:4) 8. What were the qualifications and name of the man who became David’s commander-in-chief? (11:6) 9. What nickname did Jerusalem get after David took up residence there? (11:7) * 10. What caused David to become more and more powerful? (11:9) 11. Who were the three mighty men, and what did they do to gain their reputation? (11:11-14) 12. What did the chiefs do for David when he longed for a drink of water from a well in ? (11:17-18) * 13. How did David react when his three chiefs risked their lives to get him water from Bethlehem? (11:18-19) 14. Who was the commander of the three mighty men? (11:20-21) 15. For what exploits was Benaiah held in great honor? (11:22-25) Get It 16. In what ways does God reward people who serve Him? * 17. In light of the fact that David’s triumph in Jerusalem came seven and a half years after he had become king and twenty years after he had been anointed by , what does this story say about the timing of God’s acts in our life? * 18. How should we react when we work hard for God and we get little or no recognition? 19. How does trusting in God increase a person’s strength and power? 20. What pressure do we put on ourselves when we are trying to get attention from others and build our own reputation? 21. If we desire to leave the results of our work to God, what type of work habits should we practice? 22. What are the risks of trying to help someone and meet his or her needs? 23. When is it worth taking a risk to serve others and meet his or her needs? 24. How should we react whenever someone gives us a gift that he or she sacrificed greatly to obtain? Apply It 25. What can you do this week in your job to please or glorify God? * 26. Throughout this week, how can you remind yourself to be more concerned with what God thinks of you than what others think? 27. What appropriately sacrificial or risky act could you do this week to help another person who is in need?