Chapter 16 speaks of David’s selection by God as king. The effects of God’s selection have a dramatic impact on David’s life. David receives the attention of king Saul’s servants, and eventually the approval and fear of Saul. The attributes that Saul’s servants saw in David; “skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the LORD is with him”(16:18) where the same characteristics that God values as well. Since David had allowed God to develop those qualities in his life God raised him first to the position of the king’s attendant, then a leader in the king’s army, then the king’s son-in-law, and finally the king’s general. The people also honored the man that God had selected because of these qualities. We don’t know how quickly David rose from the young shepherd of Bethlehem to become the general of Saul’s army, but it is an example of how God honors those who persistently honor Him above all.
It took me 19 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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