Two Who Were,
And One Who Would Be King
First, I must admit that this
theme is not original. I first heard it
many years ago while in
Many today teach that we
should seek God’s anointing. But, is
that biblical?
Long, long ago in a land far
away there lived three men. One was
named Saul, one was named Absalom, and finally, one was named David.
Saul was very tall. In today’s economy, tall men earn more than
short men. Saul was chosen by the People
because he was tall, that’s all!
Absalom was very
handsome. In today’s social climate,
good looking people are given special privileges. In one recent crime, a woman pleaded that she
was too beautiful to go to prison. She was not sentenced to prison although she
pleaded guilty to a crime. It may be a short time until a man tries the “I’m
too handsome” defense.
David was supposedly short,
although I have never seen him personally.
He was fairly good looking but nothing a girl would write home about.
Two of the three, Saul and
David, were anointed by Samuel to be King of Israel. The third, Absalom, led a rebellion against
his father, David, and tried to become a King.
Neither Saul nor David sought
to be Kings. David was anointed, and
immediately went back to shepherding the family flocks. The basic difference
between them was that once Saul became King, he fought to keep his kingship. Saul was anointed king over
Saul was anointed King, and
then fought to retain his kingdom. He
died in battle.
Absalom was never anointed,
but had ambition and fought to gain the Kingdom. He died in battle.
David did not seek the
Kingdom, not did he fight to retain it when his son Absalom led a revolution.
David died in bed at a ripe old age.
We are not to seek the
anointing. The anointing seeks us! After receiving the anointing, don’t try to
lord-it-over those around you. The anointing will raise you up. Don’t fight to keep your anointed
position. The anointing will keep you.