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{{DOD-May}}
[[Israel]] had become a powerful nation. [[David]] had been elevated by the [[Lord]] to a great place of responsibility. As a result, [[David]] and the people became proud. [[David]] had forgotten that all the glory of the nation had come from the [[Lord]]. The lust of the flesh had led [[David]] to commit an awful [[sin]] with Bathsheba. Now, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life have urged him to number the people and glory in his greatness.
[[David]]'s [[sin]] was not in numbering the people. His [[sin]] was the motive which led him to number the people. His only purpose for numbering the people was to glory in himself. [[God]] never allows this. The [[Lord]] sent the pestilence. The whole nation of [[Israel]] paid for [[David]]'s [[sin]]. This is a principle of life which cannot be escaped. Whenever a [[Christian]] sins other people are always hurt. "No man liveth unto himself." I recently heard an alcoholic say, "All the harm I do, I do to myself." This is not true. When a man sins, he hurts his wife and children. He hurts the society in which he lives. He grieves the [[Lord]]. He damages his own body, which is the temple of the Holy [[Spirit]].
[[God]]'s [[grace]] is greater than all our [[sin]]. When [[David]] and the elders of [[Israel]] fell upon their faces in genuine repentance, [[God]] gave deliverance. The [[Lord]] instructed them to make a sacrifice on Ornan's threshing-floor. [[God]] accepted the sacrifice because it was made according to His Word. The [[judgment]] upon the people ceased.
