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In fairness, David in this metaphor is probably the guy in the Levant knocking out predator drones with a slingshot.
Obligatory reminder that a sling was actually pretty much a gun of its time, easily capable of killing a guy.
Yeah the David vs Goliath fight is a lot less one-sided when you remember David was a shepherd and a dab hand with a slingshot, he'd have been using it to defend his flock from predators from childhood and ancient armies fielded them as weapons of war. The man basically took a gun to a sword fight.
The lesson I think is less 'the weak can defeat the strong' in general and 'don't engage your enemy on his terms, engage him where you are strongest'.