DAVID and SAUL, THE CONFLICT and Maturity of David by Last Born.
The book of 1 Samuel 26 vs 7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there Saul lay sleeping within the encampment with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the army lay round about him.
8Then said Abishai to David, God has given your enemy into your hands this day. Now therefore let me smite him to the earth at once with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice.
9David said to Abishai, Do not destroy him; for who can raise his hand against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless?.. End of quote.
David was ordained King at tender age, when even his family considered him inconsequential as member of the family.
When Samuel with HORN of Oil came to his father's house as decreed by God the Almighty, because God has taking away the kingship from the loin of Saul.
Jessi the father of David, did what many of us shall do today if such situation present self, Prophet Samuel told Jesse that he came to annoint his Son King, and ask him to bring out all his Children..
See the catch phrase "All Male Members of the Family", the man brought out all his Male Children he consider Kingly, but Mpa Nnukwu who is a great Guy, he know how to humiliate us with our Idiotic bravado, he allowed the stage to play out, it get to when Samuel was in haste to pour the anointing on some Giant, good looking Son of Jesse, but God warned him that if that Oil shall rose without his say so, owelu Ula Maka ya Nti (He will use slap and rebuke him).
So Samuel was angry and pissed, he must have spent enough time and wanted to get home.
Here he was and the father brought out all his Sons and yet Mpa Nnukwu still can't show him who he will bath with the Oil, so in sarcastic fashion he asked the Man "Are these all your Sons?", So Samuel can ask God, what again?..
That was when Jesse remembered that he has a Son who they abandoned alone in the Wild, who by human judgment is not kingly structured.
Well the prophet was angry and he need to dump his anger on something or somebody, that was why he said to the family" None of you shall sit down, until that Lad is brought before me ", imagine how long they must have stood, they must have hated David with extra passion, but relieved that when David came, meaning the abandoned mistake has been found and sitting position allowed again.
David was ordained King, but it never make his Bread to be buttered, nor add Omellete to his breakfast table, Infact after anointing him, he went back to his Herds in the Wild..
Then he was divinely sent to Kings PALACE for his IT (Industrial attachment), he wasn't known for his Musical prowess but he was admitted as MIKE EJEAGHA to King Saul and his Dexterity with Xylophone soothes the soul of Saul whenever the Mad spirit comes to surface.
Fast forward.. Despite his ever presence in Kings court, but when he was brought to the King at the Battle at VALLEY OF ELAH, where Goliath stood like a menace against the people of Isreal, where no Soldier dare face him, when it dawn on them that a Shepherd boy will be an offering to Goliath, so that Isreal will be ceded to Philistine as slaves .
When DAVID was brought to Saul, the King forgot that it was same Lad who play music that restores his Soul, he ask him who he is and David did not remind him about his Musical restoration which he always minister to him..
The Meat of the message is that David even with his glaring closeness with God, he still allow God to control his life, he refused to kill Saul even when it was in his hand to do so and end the sage and pursuit.
Umunne Ndi IPOB, let's circumspent our position in this Comatosic Tripodial mistake called Nation, we are hated not bacause we are bad or we made errors, but because we carry the grace they can never carry.
You think God doesn't see nor care about us?.. Even Israelites suffered more cruel fate in Egypt, but God has packed a Plague for Egyptians and same won't be far off with Nigeria.
But we can't lead God, he will lead us, that way he can boost Pillars of Fires behind us and Sun before us, then he will sunk our enemies at his own Red Sea.
Same thing even in our own families down Town, once you carry grace, Ndi Anya Oku akaria, we have it, we flaunt our wealth to the chagrin of the envious oppressors.
They tried to hold us and we made same ground a Gold mine and they never like it.
They took our money and gave us 20 Pounds which they called "Last Supper", but instead for us to use the money and buy our last Supper, we simply use same and bought the commercial worth of the Nation, it is so Bad that no property worths a penny if an Igbo doesn't show interest in it anywhere in Nigeria, and that is not sitting down well with them,onye obuna si oburu ya.
We are like a boil in the scotrum, you can't pierce it for fear of Ngalu nmalu, you can't allow it to fester, it is just a Bad Omen but can be treated with "May your Will be done".
They close all wharfs around Igboland just to suffocate us of what we have which is trading , then we migrate to Lagos where they push all things to, and we bought everything they use to have, especially with the fund they confiscated during the Genocidal episode of 67.
We took over all locations that is worthy of taking , buy swamps and made it Lively estate, decide the price of Lands and properties and any day we hands off the property, it will become a desolate Epidemic, it is the hands of God and not our might.
They don't hate us for real, they hate the progressive nature of an Igbo person, let's not engage them in what they know best which is shoving and fighting.
Once during the hostile days between East and West Germany, the East sent Trailers of Waste into West Germany, they dump same across the Borders.. West Germany send trailers of Solid Electronics into East Germany and they were asked why.. They said, one can only give what he has..
I can tell us in all Honesty, you can't beat an Agbero in his park or any park business..
No one can beat an Idiot in idiosyncrasies, instead he will reduce you to his level and beat you with years of experience.
I beg us not leave this uncivil engagements.. You saw how Gumi was able to locate the Northern bandits and negotiate with them, but the Super Cop can't locate same, but can locate ORLU in Imo state, there is no need to judge them any longer, may be after 2023 we may get a Government that is not Ethnical prejudiced, what we actually want is fair and neutral Field of play, we can excel without aide..
So, let's just deny them the human targets which they desire and want us to be.
After the invasion, we don't have A Governor that will demand same treatment meted to others in the other divide, Infact the Governors we had are either Lame or putty on the hands of Federal Clay molders.
None of of our Legislators will ask why they pay the Northern Bandits that kidnapped School Children but send death squad against any one South East of the Nation.
Now we know that it is not fully external aggression, but mixture of Local ones, it is time we come back home and do a better Maths..
Let's Vote inn those Men who can stand up and act as Chief Security of States, no more those with Lilly Liver and who faint at the sound of Voice or call from the Caliphate.
We start correcting the woes by using our Democratic provisions against Violence prodding.
Let's use our heads instead of our strength, that way we shall live to tell the tales of our DAYS at the hands of the aggressors.
I am Mazi Odera POg JP, Last Born Mpa Nnukwu, Mkpisi Ndi Egede, Special Adviser on Good Governance, Minority Opinion writer na South East and I come back from Church filled with anointing malu abuba.
Somebody should tell Madam that, if she can't get me ezigbo Rice Ofe Akwu, I will leave now to Nke Nwanyi Ukwa na Abacha..