1 Kings 1:1 says, Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. By now, David was old and couldn't stay warm. The inability to stay warm seems to be a common malady of many older people today, but we need to make sure that we don't become spiritually cold as well as we get older. That fire to do God's will should still burn. Verse two adds, Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. David’s servants had a solution to his being cold, though we are not told that they consulted God about this. They proposed a young virgin be brought to cherish David and lie with him and keep him warm. I would assume that at least some of his wives or concubines would have been alive, and we know that Bathhseba was at least, who could have fulfilled this role. I can say that we should never do anything outside of God's will to meet a physical need, and we certainly shouldn't involve others if we do. Verse three continues, So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. After their search, Abishag, a Shunammite, was chosen. We are not told that she had any choice in this matter, and we certainly should not attempt to force others into doing anything that is not in God's will. Verse four concludes, And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not. Abishag was very fair in looks and evidently cherished David in a platonic relationship. Even if people are content in a relationship that God has not called them to, that doesn't make it right.
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