Mispositioned

Mispositioning is one of the greatest tactics of war. Like in chess, all it takes is one mispositioned piece to be checkmated. Previously, we discussed David’s sin and how he drifted away from the Father’s refuge. Yes, being mispositioned displaces you into a bad place, but there are many more consequences to being mispositioned than meets the eye. Let me explain. Look at Uriah before David had sent him to the slaughter.
“When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered. And David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah departed from the king’s house, and a gift of food from the king followed him. But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. So when they told David, saying, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Did you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?” And Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields. Shall I then go to my house to eat and drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.” – 2 Samuel 11:7-11.
Uriah had lived a life of honor. The whole scheme David had set up was for Uriah to go lie with his wife, Bathsheba, since David had gotten her pregnant. This was David’s plan to cover up his sin. However, because Uriah honored God and where God wanted Uriah more than what David wanted, he refused to live a comfortable life until the war was over. Uriah couldn’t coward away in his own house and his own comforts while he knew his brothers were on the frontline. This teaches us a very important lesson. Don’t let someone else’s mispositioning and sin cause you to deviate from your own position. Uriah could have deviated if he had given in to resting with his wife. However, that would have placed both David and Uriah in worse positions as David’s sin would have been hidden and Uriah misplaced and out of alignment. This is why we are called to be firm and unshaken, because if we aren’t, we will all deviate from our proper position and point of strength. Why do you think Satan is always looking for ways to sweep us off our feet onto the ground or scrambling like a chicken with its head cut off? One of the greatest ways to defeat an army is to force the army to misposition themselves leaving many open opportunities for devastating blows and effective attacks. Being mispositioned is like a knife on the floor just waiting for someone to step on it and injure themselves. So overall, let’s be like Uriah in the fact that we live a life honoring God and where He wants us to be. Uriah is one of the best examples of someone who didn’t let pressure get to him but chose to hold fast and stand firm. He didn’t let comforts or pleasures distract or entice him from his mission on the battlefield. He chose to fight for his kingdom more than he chose to fight for his comforts.