1 Samuel 17:1 David & Goliath
40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.
45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it.
Two deaths. David killed Goliath twice. David took the 5 stones from the brook. Streams, rivers or brooks signify the Holy Spirit. The 5 stones are the five-fold ministry.
David used the spiritual weapons shaped by the Spirit. The stones had lost their rough edges. They had been smoothed out over time in preparation for battle. All they needed was someone with enough faith in God to let them do the work that they were created to do.
We see that David killed Goliath twice. The first death came at the hand of ministry through the stone. This represents the first victory – the one in the spirit realm. The second death, where David cuts off the head of Goliath, is the natural death.
Victory in the natural comes AFTER victory in the spirit. We must allow God to war against the spiritual darkness. We do this through faith and obedience. God does the rest through His Spirit. Then, we can physically cut off the head of the giant that has been taunting us.
And after all, he only taunted. There is nothing recorded that says David suffered from the hands of Goliath – only those struck with fear were victimized.
Bless God