1 Chronicles 21:1–3
Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are.” 
3 But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

How did David sin by taking a census of the fighting men?  Other censuses were ordered by God and taken.  Why did this one “bring guilt on Israel?”  
This is becouse David was putting his trust in the size of his army rather than in God. He wanted to know how large his army was as a source of security.....

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