2 Samuel - Chapter 19
Now that Absalom has been killed David is able to reclaim his throne. However, he does not take back Israel by force, and does not ride into Jerusalem as a conqueror. Rather, he will be King over a people who want him as their King:
"He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your men.”15 Then the king returned and went as far as the Jordan."
Jesus wants to be King in our lives, but he will only rule over us if we invite him in. he says, in Revelation 3:
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."