2 Samuel 20:1

2 Samuel 20:1 says, And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.  Sheba opposed the rule of David and blew a trumpet to call attention to his opposition.  After getting the people's attention, he denounced David, calling him the son of Jesse, a shepherd. Matthew Henry says that Sheba was a Benjamite from the house of Saul and would therefore have a grudge against David, and he stated his opposition just as people were starting to return to following David.  We can be certain that Satan will never stop attacking us as we follow the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.  Verse two adds, So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.  The people of Isreal left David and followed Sheba, while the people of Judah followed David.  No matter how many people who profess to follow Christ turn away from Him, if we are truly His followers, we must never allow ourselves to go with them.  Verse three states, And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.  David took the ten concubines that he had left behind that Absalom had taken for his own and set them apart from the rest of the people.  He took care of their daily needs, but they were treated as widows until David died.  Matthew Henry puts some of the blame for their being imprisoned on the women, sayingvthat they easily or willing went to Absalom, but I am not sure they had much choice, the same as they likely had very little choice in becoming David’s concubines.  I don't believe that we should ever blame those who are victims of someone else's sin if it affects them.  Verse four adds, Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.  David told Amasa to assemble the men of Judah and for him to be present with them.  Amasa had been the head of Absalom’s army, but was now named as the head of David's army in place of Joab.  Many people today still flip-flop in their relationship with Jesus Christ because they have never truly accepted Him as Lord of their life.  They are just true to whatever brings them the most reward.  Of course, as Matthew Henry points out, as soon as Sheba began to deny David as the king, the people of Judah should have immediately rallied around David, just as we must rally around Jesus Christ when the people of the world attempt to discredit Him as the only way to salvation.  Verse five continues, So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. Amasa went to assemble the people of Judah, but he tarried beyond the appointed time to do so. We as followers of Christ must act in His time line and not tarry in doing what He has called usxto do, and the first step is always to accept Him as our personal Savior and Lord.  We can tarry too long.  Verse six concludes. And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.  David turned to Abishai to lead his forces against Sheba, seeing the need to put down his rebellion before he became entrenched and became an even bigger problem than Absalom had been.  We need to be careful that we don't defeat one sin in our life only to allow another to take its place and become entrenched in our life.