23 They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.”
Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25 Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.
Saul was chosen long ago, this would be just a simple ceremony to declare to the people that Saul is king. This verse brings me to something. Recently Andy shared about respecting the authority over us , escpecially in the light of the Small Group leaders. The leaders similar to Saul, were appointed by God. So, if God made the decision, how much do we trust that decision? Are we like some of the people mentioned in this story: despised the leader and brought him no gifts? Or are we like the valiant men who were ready to serve the king for God had chosen. We have to ask ourselves, where do we stand in this? If we are the group who despised and questioned the leadership, ask ourselves do we not trust God's decision? Is Lord our God not the final word of our lives? God is God and He knows all, is it not that His decision is the best? If we truly believe that He is God, we should believe that He makes that best decision. Even though we do not agree with the authority, we should at least have faith to obey and let God show us that the authority is Good and rightful.
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