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It reflects on David’s deliverance, fear turned into righteous hope, and the lifelong nature of becoming a king. The message answers who qualifies for royalty, arguing that royal rule in Christ rests not on family status or achievements, but on a soft heart toward God, as Scripture describes God honoring the heart over outward appearances.","THE KING-MAKER  \nby Steve Zeisler  \nDavid recorded his spiritual journey in Psalm 18. At the end, verses 43-50, he reflects on what it means to be king:  \nYou have delivered me from the attacks of the people;  \nyou have made me the head of nations;  \npeople I did not know are subject to me.  \nAs soon as they hear me, they obey me;  \nforeigners cringe before me.  \nThey all lose heart;  \nthey come trembling from their strongholds.  \nThe LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!  \nExalted be God my Savior!  \nHe is the God who avenges me,  \nwho subdues nations under me,  \nwho saves me from my enemies.  \nYou exalted me above my foes;  \nfrom violent men you rescued me.  \nTherefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD;  \nI will sing praises to your name.  \nHe gives his king great victories;  \nhe shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,  \nto David and his descendants forever.  \nGod is in the king-making business. Whether men or women, we are destined in Christ to be made royal children, those who have the influence of kings in our generation. And that's what David discovered about himself.  \nThis psalm tells of a desert wanderer caught in a flash flood, fearing for his life. God not only dealt with the immediate danger, but made the needy soul righteous, filled him with hope, and set him to fight against the foes that had afflicted him.  \nRemember in verses 30-35 (Discovery Paper 4494) we focused on the statement, \"You stoop down to make me great.\" God's condescension is to make something remarkable of us. But it doesn't come easily. The making of kings is a lifelong process.  \nAlthough king-making is not a quick or easy deal, it's the most exciting thing in the world to realize that that's what the Lord is doing---stooping down to make you great, establishing you (man or woman) as a royal son.  \nWe'll try to unpack what we're given here in verses 43-50 by asking two questions to start with. The first is, who qualifies for royalty? The second question is, what does it mean to express sovereignty or kingship in the  \nworld we live in? We live in a democracy, which makes the concept unfamiliar. Further, our Lord's reign on earth isn't seen or recognized, and we're going to live as kings in ways that are unrecognized. What does it mean for us to express ourselves as his regents on earth?  \nHow to become a king  \nLet's consider the first question. Verse 50 makes an important point. This monarchy (David and his descendants), unlike others, will last forever. David sees (less perfectly than we do now) that he is going to have one Son who will gather up all kings; that he is king because his Son will be king. Most of the time, someone who ascends the throne does so because he is the son of the former king. David's case was exactly the reverse. He became king because his Son would be king. The Lord Jesus, the King of kings, the Sovereign who would descend to earth and rule as Messiah, would come from his line. And just as David recognized that he ultimately would experience life on the throne because his Son would be king, it is in Christ that anyone ascends to the place of royalty.  \nIn the question of who qualifies to be made king, then, the door is thrown wide open. You don't have to be born in the right family. You don't have to have marvelous gifts and accomplishments that qualify you to be king.  \nDavid had none of those. He was anointed by Samuel years before he could act as king. For some time he served in Saul's army. But eventually he was banished from Saul's presence, and he launched out on his own. He had to lie to priests to get food for his men and a weapon for himself. 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