1 Chronicles 11:1

1 Chronicles 11:1 says, Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.  All of the people of Israel gathered at Hebron before David and proclaimed themselves to be his kinsmen.  Though we may not be related physically, as followers of Christ we are all related spiritually, and Jesus is our King.  We should all gather around Him and proclaim ourselves to be brothers and sisters by our faith in Him.  Verse two adds, And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.  The people even acknowledged that during the reign of Saul that David had done more to keep Israel safe than Saul had, and that God had already anointed him king even then.  Of course, many of them didn't acknowledge this while Saul was still in power.  No matter who is in power in the world, we need to acknowledge that Jesus Christ alone can save us.  Verse three continues, Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.  All the elders came and anointed David as king as Samuel had proclaimed him already according to God's word, and David made a covenant with them.  Jesus Christ has always been the true King, and He has made a covenant with us if we will only acknowledge it.  Verse four states, And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.  David then relocated the seat of power from Hebron to Jerusalem.  When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we must relocate the seat of power in our life from self to Him.  Verse five adds, And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.  The Jebusites opposed this relocation, saying David would not be allowed to take over the city.  Our sinful nature will often oppose our allowing the Holy Spirit to take up residence in our lives and be our Guide.  Of course, unlike David and the city of Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit will never force us to allow Him to rule in our life.  Verse six continues, And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.  David promised that whoever defeated the Jebusites would be his chief and captain, and Joab did so and was made David's captain.  Our victory over sin and evil comes through God by the sacrifice of His only begotten Son Jesus Christ on the cross and by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, so we must make God the captain over our life.  Verse seven says, And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.  David took up residence in the castle in Jerusalem and the city became known as the city of David.  When we are saved, we should be known as God's people, no matter where we may live.  Verse eight adds, And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.  David did not establish Jerusalem, but he added to it and repaired the damage that had been done to it.  Jesus Christ does not live in our lives to rule over us until we accept Him by faith, but once we do, He will add to our lives spiritually and repair the damage that sin has done.  Verse nine continues, So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.  David grew stronger and stronger, because God was with him.  We should grow spiritually stronger because God is with us as Christians.