When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were staying in the back of the cave, so they said to him, "Look, this is the day the LORD told you about: ‘I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.’" Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe. Afterwards, David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
He said to his men, "I swear before the LORD: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed. ‹I will never› lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed."
With these words David persuaded his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul.
Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
1 Samuel 24:3–7 (HCSB)
On this day David showed his integrity. He revealed the fact that there was something different about him. He was cut from different cloth than Saul.
He could have put an end to Saul, but it would not have been an end to his troubles. David waited on the Lord to exact vengeance on his enemies, and eventually the Lord did.
We probably all have enemies. Remember this: if you live by the sword you will die by the sword. If you shed man’s blood then by man your blood will be shed. Keep your cool and keep your integrity. Be patient and wait on the Lord to handle your enemies. In His time He will. In the mean time, you pursue God’s kingdom.
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