JUNE 20 | DISCOVERY

Study Questions for Groups

By Michael C. Mack

1. Over the last week, how did you teach someone else about God’s grace by sharing your story?

2. What big challenge did you face last week?

Ask two people to read aloud 2 Samuel 22:17-25; 23:1-5 one after the other, preferably from different Bible versions. Then ask two other people to summarize David’s song—the first person will summarize 2 Samuel 22:17-25 and the second 23:1-5—in their own words.

3. What do you discover about walking with God from these passages?

4. Let’s dig deeper:

• A cursory reading of these passages might give you the impression David was bragging about himself or claiming self-righteousness, but neither is the case. David was praising God for helping him live blamelessly as a leader even through many challenges. In what ways did God help David live and lead?

• What evidence of David’s humility do you see?

• What evidence of his loyalty to God do you see?

• How else do these passages describe King David?

• How do these passages describe God’s nature?

• The verses in chapter 23 are described as David’s “last words.” What would his son Solomon, who would soon become king, learn about leadership by reading these words?

• What do you learn from these passages about righteousness, that is, being right with God?

5. What do you learn about God from these passages?

6. What do you learn about people?

7. What do you learn about living a life of obedience to God?

8. What will you do so the Spirit of the Lord can and will speak through you as he spoke through David?

9. Based on our study and discussion, complete this sentence: “This week, I will . . .”

10. What new challenge or opportunity do you anticipate this week?

For Next Week: Read and reflect on 2 Chronicles 5:1-14; 7:11-16. You can also read next week’s supplemental texts as well as the Study and Application sections as part of your personal study.