Samuel is there to do God's business and not his own. Several times, he thinks he knows best, but each time, he submits to God's ways.
God teaches Samuel powerfully that He looks at the heart, not at the outward appearances. Jesus emphasised this in His teaching - helping us see that outward appearances are not everything.
David allowed his outward appearances to speak well of him, but they were not the reason God had chosen him...rather it was that God was with him that was key.
David recognised that the Lord was with him and the disgrace was against God. As a result, he responded accordingly. David remembered how God had been with him when he faced lions and bears, and knew that God would be with him again.
We must remember God's presence and prove it in our every day lives.
Saul's reasoning was right humanly speaking, but in terms of God's economy, it was flawed. He lacked a recognition of who God was and what He would/could do.
Fear and jealousy were cancerous to Saul. He should have been thrilled at all David was doing, but rather allowed bitterness to overcome him and overrule his actions. Jonathan & Michal (& Samuel) showed true acts of friendship in the way they responded to David. They loved him and went out of their way to protect him, even at personal cost.
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