Though King David made couples of big errors and offenses against God in his life, the Lord God “called him a man after his own heart” in Acts 13:22. What did David do to make God fond of him even though he committed adultery, a grave sin in God’s sight?How could he perceive God and please him greatly? One thing we can learn from David’s life is a shepherd heart firmly embedded in his personality.

One time God’s anger burned against David (2 Samuel 24) because he took a census of Israel and Judah, so the Lord sent a plague upon Israel. For three consecutive days a total of 70,000 people died throughout the land of Israel. At that time, Dvid saw the angel of God striking the people, he pleaded with God, “I am the one who has sinned against and done wrong! But these sheep, what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family” (v 17). David took full responsibility for the offense made against God. He would rather suffer the consequences than see his receive punishments.

Can we see any leader like David who admitted his errors and not to pass the buck? Let’s learn from David and humbly come before God praying for our sheep if we are shepherds.