(1 Samuel 22:7–8) And Saul said to his
servants who stood about him, “Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of
Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all
commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, that all of
you have conspired against me? No one discloses to me when my son makes a
covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me
that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this
day.”
Saul starts well as the first king of Israel, but ends tragically and horribly. And in the throws of his personal and political meltdown the Holy Spirit uses him as a foil to highlight the sterling character and faithful behavior of David.
In the above verses we see a whiny, thin-skinned ruler who knows that his people will not follow him on principle and need to be bribed with promises of wealth and positions of power. David can offer his followers neither of these enticements, and yet his band continues to swell with men perfectly willing to suffer hardship and disgrace with David in the wilderness.
Sadly, the candidates for POTUS this year seem to resemble Saul much more than they do David, who was but a faint shadow of his greater son, Jesus. May the Lord raise up candidates and elected officials who fear no one but God, who bless when they are cursed, and are quite ready to suffer derision, disgrace and even death for the sake of righteousness.
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