2 Samuel 23:1

2 Samuel 23:1 says, Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,  We are told that these were the last words of David, who had been raised up to a high position and anointed king of Israel by God.  He was also noted as the sweet psalmist of Israel.  Our last words may not be noted, but we are raised up high if we put our faith in Jesus Christ, and though we are not made a king, we are a child of the King, which is all that really matters.  Verse two adds, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.  David said the Spirit of the LORD spoke to him and put His words on David’s tongue.  We, as Christians, should be guided by the Holy Spirit in all that we say and do.  Verse three continues, The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.  David said that God, the Rock of Israel, told him that people must be just in ruling over Israel.  We need rulers in the world today who rule based on justice and never see themselves as above it, and justice should be God's justice and not their own.  Verse four states, And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.  David compared the leader to a sunny day and to grass shining after the rain.  I believe he was saying that a Godly leader should bring good things to those that he or she serves over instead of gloom and doom.  Verse five adds, Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.  David said that his house, his children, were not as dedicated to God as they should have been and were not going to grow.  The time of their rule here on earth was coming to an end.  Even if we are devoted to God, our children may not be, but even if they are, our days on earth are numbered.  David also said that he had an everlasting covenant with God that was all for his salvation and this was fulfilled through Jesus Christ, a descendant of David.  When we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, we enter into this same everlasting covenant with God. Verse six continues, But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:  David said that the sons of Belial would always cause problems for those who are serving God.  We as Christians need to understand that we will always face opposition from the world.  Satan and his forces will always be at work attempting to keep people from accepting salvation and trying to keep those who have from being effective in doing God's work.  Verse seven concludes, But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.  David said that those who would touch God's people to destroy them must be utterly destroyed and then burned with fire.  As I have stated before, I don't believe that we as Christians are called on to destroy our enemies, but we can also be certain that if we are faithful to God, He has spiritually fenced them in and one day they will be cast into the lake of fire forever.