Integrity Matters in God’s Kingdom

Key Scriptures

2 Samuel 4:8 (CSB):
“They brought Ish-bosheth’s head to David at Hebron and said to the king, ‘Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, your enemy who intended to take your life. Today the Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king over Saul and his offspring.’”

2 Samuel 4:9–10 (CSB):
“David answered Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, ‘As the Lord lives, the one who rescued me from every distress, when the person told me, “Look, Saul is dead,” he thought he was a bearer of good news, but I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was my reward to him for his news!’”

Proverbs 11:3 (CSB):
“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.”

Reflection Questions

Am I tempted to look for shortcuts instead of waiting for God’s timing?

What can David’s consistency in integrity teach me about leadership and character?

How does God want me to handle people who wrong me—revenge, or honor?

What does this chapter reveal about trusting God’s justice instead of trying to force outcomes?