Read 1 Chron 27: 32-34
David had 2 counselors: Jonathan and Ahithophel. Jonathan means "god-given" and he was a wise man of understanding and a scribe who could enumerate what was going on. Ahithophel was his other counselor and his name means "brother of folly". Folly can be translated "foolish things, unsavoury, untempered". David's companion was Hushai which means "hasty". All this to say, we are all assigned angels and demons. The angels are there to minister to and assist us in what God is doing. The demons are assigned to distract us, get us to make hasty decisions, and basically to intercept and destroy God's plans for us. We cannot choose our angels and demons but we can chose our companions. David didn't chose wisely which is why he hastily fell for Bathsheba and he hastily numbered the people which caused the death of many.
The word companion in the Hebrew means "an associate; brother, companion, friend, husband, lover, neighbor. Pro 13:20 says, "He that walks with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed." James 4:4 tells us that to be a friend of the world is to be an enemy of God.
Our last verse today tells us that after Ahithophel (hasty) came recogition of wrong so God could rebuild and cause abundance to come his way instead of curses. The general of the king's army was Joab. Joab means "God-fathered" which is exactly what God did for David. He fathered him. He disciplined him when he needed it and encouraged him when he needed that also.
God, as our father, give us wisdom to choose the right companions and walk in your perfect love.
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