After the scripture gives us the account of the three battles these Mighty Men have fought, 2 Samuel 23:13 reveals the uniting of their individual victories “And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.” The three battles were not the breakthrough. Those encounters were merely qualifiers for the breakthrough. The Hebrew word Rephaim means “giant”. Such was the dedication of these mighty men that they were prepared to risk their lives in the Valley of Giants to fulfill the desire of their King. That level of loyalty is not casually achieved. The breakthrough you are destined for is not your normal church variety experience. You were disqualified from that long ago. No, this breakthrough is about the desire of your King and the spiritual impartation of sacrificial worship.

Matthew 18:19 promises, “…if two or three agree as touching any one thing…” When these three Mighty Men bring their individual victories together they produce a spiritual force of unity that stirs the longing of David for a drink from the well of Bethlehem. God is moving with passion and power to draw from a source of divine strength and refreshing. When you and I come together to satisfy God’s desires there is no greater gift of worship to our King! Our pasts become our bond that holds us together for our King’s purpose. We know where He found us. We know the agony of abandonment. We cannot forget the first night we spent in the cave. Hebrews 10:32-33 speaks of our transformation in this journey, “But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great fight of afflictions; Partly, while you were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, while you became companions of them that were so used.”

2 Samuel 23:14-15 details the place where the Mighty Men found David, “And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” the word “hold” in this text comes from the Hebrew word meaning “trap or prey”. David was caught in a trap. Breakthrough always comes out of being caught in a trap. If you had other options you would not need a breakthrough.

Isn’t amazing that when you are trapped, back against the wall, with no way out, that your prayers are for fellowship and not deliverance? David does not ask for Angelic intervention. He just wants a drink from the well by the gate in Bethlehem. Why is his request so specific? Why not just water from any stream or well? Because the well (source of refreshing) by the gate (fellowship gathering place) in Bethlehem (House of Bread) holds the memory of better days with the fellowship of the people he is called to. There is no water like that found in the House of Bread; drank with those you love! David remembered the times he had spent in that meeting place and longed for that fellowship again. Your King is thirsty to fellowship with humanity in the original pattern He created in the Garden of Eden. You have been separated, called, and qualified to fulfill the desire of your King! This is why you are here now. What you have been through would have destroyed most people. But you are a Mighty Man of God! This is why you were sustained when others died. You have the indomitable spirit of a man who has valued the vision God has given him against all odds and preserved it! You have the stubborn resolve of a man who has lost the ability to quit! And, you have the invincible will of a man who knows the generation provision he is responsible for securing!

Twenty miles deep into enemy territory, 2 Samuel 23:16 reveals, “And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.” I know what you are thinking? After all that-he poured it out! What was the point? Look closer, beyond the involuntary memory of offense. David poured it out unto the Lord as a worship offering. That act reveals the heart of your King. Any fool could have simply drunk the water. What David did was to secure the rescue and victory of every man with him by offering worship unto God with a gift that was priceless. The breakthrough was complete. The risk was worth the reward. The three battles on the road to breakthrough were complete. Now the breakthrough was finished and the result was worship warfare that led to the victory of David over his enemies.

Now you know why. Now you can see the entire picture. Your heart will want to make everyone see that you finally get it. You won’t have time for that. There is another battle ahead and you are a Mighty Man. This is what you were born for. Touch the ground where the water was poured. Feel the dampness, then rise up and walk away. Your work is done here. Sleep well for tomorrow another battle begins. Breakthrough is your lifestyle, you were created for it!