David Became King
(2 Samuel 5; 7)
December 7th, 2025
Sunday Recap
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Sunday Recap •
Hey Fams!
God is always faithful to His word, and David became king over Israel just as God promised. During the initial reign of King David, he voiced his desire to build a house for God. And yet, David was not permitted to build a temporal house for God. Rather, God promised an everlasting covenant where He would establish His kingdom through David's descendant.
How would God establish this everlasting kingdom? What does it mean to be brought into God’s family?
God promised He would raise up a descendant from David's family, and that He would establish His kingdom forever. While this promise had a near fulfillment in David’s son, Solomon, it also had a distant and complete fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Solomon would build the temple, but Jesus would tabernacle on earth as God in flesh. Jesus would announce the kingdom of God had come and call people to repent. Jesus taught that to enter the kingdom of God we must be born again. Through David, God continued the promise He first made to Abraham: “I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you” (Genesis 17:6).
Through His life, death, and resurrection, Christ made the way for people to be reunited with their Father in heaven. Anyone who trusts in Jesus for salvation will find his or her place in God’s family—a legacy that started with Abraham, continued through David, and ultimately came to pass through Jesus.
Lead the children in your care to see the wonder that we might be brought into God’s family on no merit of our own, but because God loved us enough to send us His Son. Christ paid the debt we owed and welcomed us into His free gift of eternal life. Pray for your kids to see the wonder of God’s kingdom being extended to us as His children.
** Next week: David Sinned and Was Restored (2 Samuel 11-12; Psalm 51)
Family Discipleship Plan
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Family Discipleship Plan •
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Read the 2 Samuel 5; 7 from the Bible.
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Hoshi Ryokan, a hotel in Japan, is the oldest family business in the world. The hotel was started in 718, and it has been owned and operated by the same family every day since. The business has now been passed down through forty-six generations!
It’s rare to see something like a home, farm, or business pass from generation to generation without interruption. David probably felt shocked and honored when God promised that someone from his family would be king forever. In an age when kings would rise and fall, God’s promise shows how powerful He is to keep the family of David on the throne forever. Only God can keep such a promise!
God made another promise. He promised to send a Savior who would rescue people from sin. The promised Savior is Jesus. Jesus came from the family of David and is now the King of kings who sits on the throne forever!
God promised to build a forever kingdom through David’s family. This promise is fulfilled in Jesus, a descendant of David. Jesus is King over everything, and anyone who trusts in Him is welcomed into His forever kingdom.
Pray: God, You always keep Your promises. You kept Your promise to David, and You kept Your promise to the world by sending Jesus as the Savior. Help us believe in Your promise of eternal life for all who choose to trust in Jesus. Amen.
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Preschool:
LORD, there is no one like you. You are great.
Jeremiah 10:6
Older Kids:
Lord, there is no one like you. You are great; your name is great in power. Who should not fear you, King of Nations? It is what you deserve.
Jeremiah 10: 6-7a NIrV
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Mornings
Ask God to help you discover His plans for your life. Ask Him to remind you that His plans are better than your own plans. How can knowing God better—who He is and what He has done—help you trust in His plans for your life?
Evenings
Praise God for always keeping His promises! Thank Him for the ways His faithfulness increases your faith in Him. How was God faithful to David? How has God been faithful to you?
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For Fun
Look together at wedding pictures. If you are not married, show wedding pictures of close friends or extended family members. Explain that in a wedding, the husband and wife promise each other and God to be faithful to each other for their lives. Discuss how God made an everlasting promise to David that was fulfilled in Jesus.
To Serve
Volunteer to serve with a ministry of your church for the next four weeks. Talk as a family about the volunteer opportunity and how important it is to honor the commitment made to the church. Talk with kids about how God is always faithful to keep the commitments He makes to His people. We can always trust God to keep His promises!