1 Chronicles 11:20

1 Chronicles 11:20 says, And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.  Abishai was the chief of these three mighty men of valor, having killed three hundred of the enemy by himself.  There is always going to be one who stands above the others in the fight against the enemies of God, but that doesn't mean that everyone else should just rely on that person nor give up because they aren't as successful.  Verse twenty-one adds, Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.  Matthew Henry points out that we learn later that one of these three was a Moabite and another an Ammonite, and that they were forbidden to enter the congregation of the Lord, but that they had evidently proven themselves to be worthy of having that law suspended.  I don't think we can ever just suspend God's law, but only He can, so I would have to believe in this case He did.  I do know that none are excluded from coming to God by faith in Jesus Christ, and we cannot prove ourselves worthy of that free gift.  Verse twenty-two states, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.  Benaiah was note for having killed two lionlike men, and also for killing a lion in a pit on a snowy day.  Though not the same as killing three hundred by himself, these were also acts of valor.  At times, it may not be the number of the enemies of God that we overcome but the strength of the ones that we do.  Verse twenty-three adds, And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.  Benaiah also killed an Egyptian giant who was heavily armed when he himself had only a staff.  He killed the giant by taking his sword and killing him with it.  No matter how big our enemy may seem, if we are acting under God's authority, ultimately the victory is ours.  Verse twenty-four continues, These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.  We are told that Benaiah did these things.  Verse twenty-five concludes, Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.  We are then told that though he was a mighty and honorable man, Benaiah was not considered as great as the three, but David did set him over his guard.  We should never be concerned if other Christians are held in higher regard than we are, as long as we are doing what God called us to do.  Verse twenty-six says, Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,  The rest of the chapter simply lists the names of many of the valiant men of the army of David.  Verse twenty-seven adds, Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,  Verse twenty-eight continues, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,  Verse twenty-nine states, Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,  Verse thirty adds, Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,  Verse thirty-one continues, Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,  Verse thirty-two says, Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,  Verse thirty-three adds, Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,  Verse thirty-four continues, The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,  Verse thirty-five states, Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,  Verse thirty-six adds, Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,  Verse thirty-seven continues, Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, Verse thirty-eight says, Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,  Verse thirty-nine adds, Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,  Verse forty continues, Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, Verse forty-one states, Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, Verse forty-two adds, Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,  We do have the added information that Adina was a captain of the Reubenites who had thirty others with him.  Verse forty-three continues, Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,  Verse forty-four says, Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,  Verse forty-five adds, Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,  Verse forty-six continues, Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,  Verse forty-seven concludes, Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.  Since these verses give us little more than the names of certain people and whose son they were and where they were from, there is little that can be said about how this applies to us today, other than to say that God calls people from everywhere to serve Him.