While meeting with the Tuesday group of pastors yesterday, we discussed deceptions that seem truthful and right for many in today’s churches world-wide. In fact, many believe that Scripture supports such “rightful truth”. Some claim that all such “rightful truths” are God’s truth even though Scripture does not support them. While examining various passages of Scripture during our discussions, some of what many allege as “truth” was clearly exposed. This morning while meditating on II Chronicles chapter 21, a parallel account of II Samuel chapter 24, I came to realize a clear illustration of spiritual along with flesh and blood battles that all servants of the New Covenant face (Ephesians 6:12, II Corinthians 3:5-6). Through David and his mighty men, numerous battles after fierce military campaigns were won against the enemies of God’s people. So Satan himself stood against Israel by inciting David to number the men of Israel who drew the sword (vs. 1-2). Even though David was clearly warned that what seemed right to him was not a command given by the Lord, his determination was to carry out what Satan suggested. The consequence cost the lives of 70,000 men even though they were innocent of David’s serious error (II Chron. 21:17). The conclusion that we came to is that we must be like the Bereans, who examined the Scriptures daily “to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:10-11 ESV).
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