LOST IN DISORIENTATION is part of our discipleship journey when we do not know the meaning and significance of our adverse circumstances and where things are moving toward. This is where David was in 1 Samuel 21 to 22. God had chosen and anointed David to be the next king of Israel (1 Sam 13:14; 15:28; 16:12-13). And things were going positively for David and moving upward towards his destiny in 1 Samuel 17 to 18. Then things began to go downhill for him from 1 Samuel 19 onwards, when Saul’s attempts on his life intensified. David’s discipleship journey was marked by “fled and escaped” (1 Sam 19:10-12, 17-18; 20:1, 29; 21:10; 22:1). Human emotions can be fickle and here we see David’s faith in God wavering¹. David came to Ahimelech the priest at Nob (v.1). Ahimelech’s question, “Why are you alone and no one with you?”, highlights David’s vulnerability². He came to Ahimelech to ask for food (vv.2-6) and a weapon (vv.8-9). But David lied to the priest that he was sent by the king on a secret mission with some “young men” when actually he was alone (v.2). David’s reason for asking for a weapon was illogical (v.8). How could a seasoned soldier on the king’s urgent business not have his personal weapon? Incidentally, what Ahimelech had with him was only “the sword of Goliath” (v.9). But through this sword God spoke to David, who was desperate in his wavering faith: “Remember the God of 1 Samuel 17!”