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2 Samuel 20: Con sabiduría se arreglan los conflictos.
2 Samuel 20:14-22:
(Por favor leer los versos en su biblia)
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En el capítulo anterior vimos a un David desconcentrado, paralizado por la muerte de Absalón, pero ahora lo vemos retomando su liderazgo. David fue confrontado por un hombre llamado Seba que se sublevó contra el rey.
David reconoció que si se deja a este hombre actuar, puede hacer más daño que el mismo Absalón. Así que envió a que lo busquen y lo detengan.
Este hombre se refugió en una ciudad pacífica llamada Abel, y Joab lo asedia, dispuesto a derrumbar la muralla para poder sacar al rebelde. Entonces apareció una mujer con un don especial, el de la sabiduría. Esta mujer, respetada por el pueblo, decidió usar su don y llamó a Joab para persuadirlo, haciéndolo entrar en razón de que iba a destruir una ciudad que tenía fama de ser pacífica y justa.
Después ella habló con los miembros del concilio de la ciudad para darles entender que la forma para salvar la ciudad entera era entregando al hombre para que pagara por su crimen. Ella hizo entrar en razón a los líderes de la ciudad que no sabían como resolver este conflicto y estaban a punto de perder su ciudad. Ella salvó los muros de la ciudad, la vida de sus habitantes ante la ira de Joab y trajo de regreso la paz a la ciudad de Abel.
Muchas veces nos encontramos en una situación difícil donde no se sabe qué decisión tomar. Es por eso que es necesario el don de la sabiduría; el don que nos da el discernimiento para entender las circunstancias que nos rodean, que nos da las palabras precisas para poder persuadir a alguien que esté haciendo algo indebido o esté a punto de hacer algo que los va a dañar. Hoy en día necesitamos ejercitar este don para poder tener la destreza de pensar antes de actuar, de analizar los diferentes puntos de vista y resolver los desacuerdos que tenemos en el hogar con nuestro esposo, esposa o con nuestros hijos o cualquier otro miembro de nuestra familia.
A veces pensamos que todo se va a resolver con la fuerza demostrando quién es más fuerte, levantando la voz o teniendo una voz amenazadora. Pensamos que la imposición va a resolver todas las cosas cuando realmente se está inhibiendo el problema y escondiéndose en el corazón del hogar y, más adelante, vuelve a resurgir el mismo problema con nuevas complicaciones; complejidades más grandes de lo que eran antes. Realmente muchos conflictos se pueden resolver con sabiduría, con paciencia, con cordura, con humildad, con un poco de creatividad, usando las acciones y palabras correctas para persuadir como lo hizo esta mujer sabia con Joab.
Guarda estos versos biblicos para que te inspiren a pedir al Señor sabiduría:
↠Proverbios 15:1: “La suave respuesta quita la ira, pero la palabra áspera aumenta el furor.” (RVA-2015).
↠Eclesiastés 9:18: “La sabiduría es mejor que las armas en la guerra, pero un ignorante puede acabar con todo lo bueno.” (PDT).
↠Proverbios 20:18: “Con los consejos se ordenan los planes, y con buena estrategia se gana la guerra.” (RVC).
↠Proverbios 24:6: “Porque con estrategia harás la guerra, y en los muchos consejeros está la victoria.” (RVA-2015).
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2 Samuel 20: Conflicts are settled with wisdom.
2 Samuel 20:14-22:
And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maachah and all the Berites. So they were gathered together and also went after Sheba. Then they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maachah; and they cast up a siege mound against the city, and it stood by the rampart. And all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down. Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’ ” When he had come near to her, the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your maidservant.” And he answered, “I am listening.” So she spoke, saying, “They used to talk in former times, saying, ‘They shall surely seek guidance at Abel,’ and so they would end disputes. I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?” And Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy! That is not so. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.” So the woman said to Joab, “Watch, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.” Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew a trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, every man to his tent. So Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.
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In the previous chapter we saw a distracted, paralyzed David the death of Absalom, but now we see him resuming his leadership. David was confronted by a man named Sheba who rose up against the king.
David recognized that if this man is left to act, he can do more damage than Absalom himself. So he sent for him to be found and arrested.
This man took refuge in a peaceful city called Abel, and Joab besieged him, ready to tear down the wall to be able to get the rebel out. Then a woman appeared with a special gift, that of wisdom. This woman, respected by the people, decided to use her gift and called Joab to persuade him, making him reason that he was going to destroy a city that was reputed to be peaceful and just.
Later she spoke with the members of the city council to make them understand that the way to save the entire city was to turn the man over to pay for his crime. She brought reason to the city leaders who did not know how to resolve this conflict and were about to lose their city. She saved the city walls, the lives of its inhabitants from Joab's wrath and brought peace back to Abel's city.
Many times we find ourselves in a difficult situation where we don't know what decision to make. That is why the gift of wisdom is necessary; the gift that gives us discernment to understand the circumstances that surround us, that gives us the precise words to be able to persuade someone who is doing something wrong or is about to do something that will harm them. Today we need to exercise this gift in order to have the ability to think before acting, to analyze different points of view and resolve disagreements that we have at home with our husband, wife or with our children or any other member of our family.
Sometimes we think that everything is going to be resolved with force by showing who is stronger, raising our voices or having a threatening voice. We think that the imposition is going to solve all things when the problem is actually being inhibited and hidden in the heart of the home and, later on, the same problem reappears with new complications; greater complexities than they were before. Really, many conflicts can be resolved with wisdom, with patience, with sanity, with humility, with a little creativity, using the correct actions and words to persuade as this wise woman did with Joab.
Keep these Bible verses to inspire you to ask the Lord for wisdom:
↠Proverbs 15:1: “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” (NKJV).
↠Ecclesiastes 9:18: “Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.” (NKJV).
↠Proverbs 20:18: "Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without wise advice.” (NLT).
↠Proverbs 24:6: “So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.” (NLT).
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