(A Faithful Saint ~ The Life of David ~ PART 1)
When God sent Samuel to anoint David to be king in the room or place of Saul because He had rejected Saul from continuing as king many things stand out in my mind as to Samuel’s, Jesse’s, and other persons mindset in the matter.
God said to Samuel “go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.” (Verse 1)
Then He said “I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.” (v3)
1st It’s interesting to me to note how the townspeople reacted to Samuel’s coming. “the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?” (v4) Many of them were confused and fearful, uncertainty had caused them to tremble. Many were uncertain of Saul and thought that Samuel was in with Saul. Perhaps because Saul was the 'peoples choice' and they witnessed Samuel rebuke Saul and hack Agag in little pieces. (1 Sam. 15:33); perhaps that's why they were afraid. The text doesn't really say why.
2nd Samuel was definitely not in with Saul in the sense that they thought… When God told him to go anoint a new king he said… “How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me.” (v2)
3rd Jesse called his sons to stand before Samuel. Well, at least the older, bigger, stronger, seemingly more favorable choices. Perhaps he never thought to call David or perhaps he thought, “Someone has to tend the sheep.” David was a good little shepherd boy in their eyes.
4th Also when Samuel looked on Eliab he said “Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.”
God said, " No Samuel. You’re wrong.” (paraphrase mine)
Likewise he did with the other six sons of Jesse. It must have begun to get old… perhaps by the time the seventh passed by Samuel; Samuel could almost anticipate the answer.
The last key in the bunch always opens the lock. Unless you don’t have all the keys. In this case they didn’t have all the keys.
Why is it that we almost always judge things based on externals instead of through prayer, patience, and trusting God’s providence?
God said to Samuel, “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him (Eliab): for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”
God had a man in mind, a man after His own heart, and He had a plan to employ in order to reveal that man.
What a fine choice he was too… Oh would to God that we could be men after God’s own heart in every situation, in every way, every day!
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward.” (v13)
When we seek first the kingdom of God and His right,
when we acknowledge the Lord in all our ways,
when we call on Him.
He will show us great and mighty things
which we as of yet have not learned.
He will increase, we will decrease.
"He must increase, WE must decrease!"
These studies will be labeled "A Faithful Saint"
If you want to follow along.
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