1 Samuel 23 is a classic example of David’s faith in God. Rather than giving in to the fears of the 600 men with him, David trusts in God, seeking God’s advice, following it and encouraging those around him. While we don’t have the Ephod that David used to communicate with God, we do have God’s word and prayer. Like David, we need to rely on God’s word and our relationship with Him to survive our daily battles, although they’re not typically as life threatening as the battles David faced.
God’s word reveals in passages like Isaiah 66 the way in which we should live – humble and contrite in spirit, trembling at God’s word. Heaven is God’s throne and the earth is His footstool, He created all the things we can see, so we can have confidence in His power to save.
So let’s take Jesus’ advice, learn from him, place our burdens on him, and find rest in the confidence we have in God’s plan of salvation.