Psalm 133: On Fellowship

In the cave of Adullam the family were united in sympathy and affection. . . . [David] had tasted the bitterness of distrust on the part of his own brothers; and the harmony that had taken the place of discord brought joy to the exile’s heart.

It was here that David composed the fifty-seventh psalm.” (See March 25.) Family was important to David. Though his elder brother had mocked him before others when David questioned the courage of Israel’s army, now all were united in the realization that David was chosen of the Lord to do great things. The fact that David’s brothers now supported him was not lost on those who rallied to the defense of the fugitive. “Christian unity is a mighty agency. It tells in a powerful manner that those who possess it are children of God. It has an irresistible influence upon the world, showing that man in his humanity may be a partaker of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. We are to be one with our fellow men and with Christ, and in Christ one with God. . . . “. . . The work of God’s people may and will be varied, but one Spirit is the mover in it all. All the work done for the Master is to be connected with the great whole. . . . “He in whose heart Christ abides recognizes Christ abiding in the heart of his brother.” Psalm 133’s three short verses extol the benefits of close companionship with those of like faith. “Brotherly love born of heaven refreshes and revives. It is a foretaste of the fellowship enjoyed in the heavenly home. Because of the sympathy and affection which his associates showed him, David could sing this psalm while he was in the cave of Adullam.” “Jesus where’er Thy people meet, / There they behold Thy mercy seat; / Where’er they seek Thee, Thou art found, / And every place is hallowed ground.