1 Chronicles 18:9

1 Chronicles 18:9 says, Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;  News of David's victory over Hadarezer reached Tou, King if Hamath.  If we are having spiritual victories in the world today, news needs to reach others about our success.  Verse ten adds, He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.  Tou sent his Hadoram son to David with gifts of vessels of gold, silver, and brass and to inquire about David's health. Tou did this because he had been at war with Hadarezer, and David had defeated him.  God sent His only begotten Son to defeat sin and evil in the world today because people at war against them and cannot defeat them and we should give everything we have to Him after we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse eleven continues, Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.  David dedicated everything that he gained in the wars he won to God and set it aside for His use.  I will state again that I believe that everything we gain in the world as Christians should be dedicated to God and bringing about His purpose and not just be to use for ourselves and to meet our desires.  Verse twelve states, Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.  Abishai, one of David's military leaders, killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the valley of salt.  The Edomites were descendants of Esau, who should have had the birthright of Isaac, but he sold it.  We all have the birthright, or rebirth right, available to us if we put our faith in Jesus Christ, but too many people sell it for the things of this world and never have the benefit of salvation that is already provided for them.  Verse thirteen adds, And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.  Abishai. acting under David's authority or David himself established garrisons in Edom and they became David's servants and God preserved David wherever he went.   When God has defeated the forces of sin in life for us, we must allow Him to establish a fortress in our lives by the presence of the Holy Spirit, and by His power we will be preserved forever spiritually.  Verse fourteen continues, So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. David ruled over all his people with good judgment and justice for all the people.  God today rules over all His people, those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ, with good judgment and justice.  Verse fifteen says, And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.  Joab became the leader of the military and Ahilud became the recorder of what happened.  We need leaders in the war against evil today, but we need to let the world know what God has done through us.  God's good works should be made known to the world, and if they are to be, we as Cristians should make them known.  Verse sixteen adds, And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;  We are then given the names of the priests and scribe.  Verse seventeen continues, And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.  Then we are told the name of one of the other leaders and the area he was over and are told that David's sons were the main ones in authority around him.  We all have different callings as Christians, but we are all under the authority of the Holy Spirit and should work together to spread the gospel to the world, and all should be done for God's glory.