The best take away for us is to be big picture minded like David! Not only being about the here and now and our temporal comfort, but also about being prepared for eternity.

When we reflect on the eagerness of our Lord to hear, and His ability to help. . . is there any good reason for not directing all our appeals at once to the God of our salvation?

This question can be understood as referring to both in the present as well as in the future. Here and now we can join Paul in saying, “if God is for us who can be against us?” -Romans 8:31