5 Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 (His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)
7 Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.
9 Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah, 10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.
Adonijah was David’s fourth son and expected to be king, but God and David had other plans. Adonijah decided to seize the throne even though he knew Solomon was to be the next king. Adonijah was not God’s choice to succeed David. Have you ever wanted something badly but knew it was not the right thing? Have you ever tried to force something to happen to get what you want, but when you get what you want, it does not work out well for you? It is important to seek God’s will and listen to godly people around you. You can avoid making wrong choices and going through unpleasant consequences to poor choices.
