David HaMelech, King David, was a Great Lover of G-d.
Tehillim / Psalms
He composed Tehillim / Psalms as an Ode to Hash-m. Tehillim comprises every emotion in the spectrum of emotions.
He would be busy with world affairs but would rather be learning Torah. He would awaken at Midnight to sing praises to Hashem and learn Torah the rest of the Night.
King David appreciated suffering. When one suffers one sometimes feels a closer connection to G-d. He preferred to suffer and feel close to G-d than to not and feel more distant.
Accompanying the Shabbat Queen
King David knew his time in this world was limited. He lived 70 years. He asked Hash-m to know when He was going to die. G-d did not reveal it to him for the date of death of every person is hidden. But G-d did tell him he would die on Shabbat.
Every Time he passed a Shabbat, he would celebrate that he lived another week. We continue that celebration today by eating a meal after Shabbat called Melave Malka / accompanying the Queen (Shabbat). Melave Malka is also called Seudat David HaMelech – the Meal of King David – for that reason.
Tricking the Evil Inclination
David used to have to take care of important affairs. So he would go on the road to these affairs and sometimes pass the Beit Hamidrash / House of Torah Study. When he was passing he would slip in to learn Torah instead.
He would trick his natural (bad) inclination to forego Torah study and be busy with daily affairs and then pop into study.
Value of Torah Study
Torah Study is great. It helps a person to learn to think and gain the proper perspective of the world to be able to achieve their purpose in life. It helps a person achieve spiritual satisfaction by giving great pleasure to the soul
Many Houses of Study exist – call an Orthodox friend to find one near you. Torah Lectures are also found in many Orthodox synagogues on a wide spectrum of topics.
Wives gain to by sending their husbands to learn Torah at the Beit Hamidrash. They gain from every Mitzvah their husband does. (Thus those who marry Torah scholars receive many Mitzvot).
Every Word of Torah Learned is equivalent to doing many Mitzvot / Commandments. Multiply that by the number of words said in a minute and by the time learned and by the number of people learning Torah Together and one accumulates a mountain of Mitzvot – an unimaginable reward.
Learning Torah on Shabbat Multiplies the amount of Mitzvot Even More.