“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”
2 Samuel 12:11-12
Anointing does not cancel accountability. King David was chosen, empowered, and favoured by God. Yet in a moment of unchecked desire, he fell into sin with Bathsheba and orchestrated the death of Uriah the Hittite.
What was done in secret felt hidden—until God sent Nathan with a word of judgment. The warning is clear: Private sin eventually becomes public consequence. Though the anointing gives influence, access, and authority, it does not give immunity. In fact, the higher the platform, the greater the exposure when a compromise is uncovered.
God’s discipline is not cruelty; it is correction. He loved David too much to let secret corruption destroy a public calling. Though David repented and was forgiven, the consequences still unfolded. Forgiveness restores a relationship; it does not always remove results or consequences.
Charge: Character must sustain what gifting attracts. What you cover in darkness, God may uncover in daylight.
Further Study: Numbers 32:23; 2 Samuel 12:14; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Luke 12:2-3; Hebrews 12:6; 1 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:9.
