1st Samuel 21:1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
Here again is the very same device, as David goes into full blown panic mode, as Saul hunts him as the most wanted man on the planet. First, he makes the decision to tell a series of lies to the high priest at Nob, and then in sheer desperation, he does what we must never ever do when in panic mode. He turns to the enemies of God for help.
As we have stated up front, the devices of satan to put persons in panic mode is always to bring you more problems than you already have, and this turned out to be the case, as the Philistines remembered, and recognized David as the person who had killed their champion, Goliath. Thus, when David realized the grave results of those panicked decisions, he recoiled in great fear for his life, and were it not for the tender mercies of God, that would have been the end of David.
1st Samuel 21:10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
1st Samuel 21:13 And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!