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We are in week three of our Samuel series. We have more to come after this, but I just wanna get you caught up. Week one, we went to 1 Samuel, chapter three, and that's where we get. Speak, Lord. We're listening. Last week, Pastor Kirk preached on chapter seven, when you need renewal. And at the end, he was talking about Ebenezer. And all I could think about was that old song, come, thou fount of every blessing. And it says, here I raise my Ebenezer. I had no idea what. What I was singing when I was a kid. What's an Ebenezer? Now I know. And God has helped us. And this week we're gonna look at chapters 8, 9, and 10. All right? So it's gonna kind of be a flyover of 8, 9 and 10. And there's a lot to cover here, so I'm just gonna jump into this. All right? So in First Samuel, chapter eight, this is the turning point for Israel, all right? I want you to know that the Israelites, God's chosen people, they're going to bring forth the Messiah, the Promised One, Jesus. So God has set them apart to follow him. And this is Israel. And up to this point, they've lived in, like, a kind of a federalized tribal system. They don't have a king, they just have prophets that speak for God, and they have judges that deliver them. And I want you to know, judges doesn't mean like a judge, like guilty, not guilty. A judge was more like a deliverer that would bring. So they are more like a general, a judge, and all the above. All right, does that make sense? So up to this point, they don't have a king. And in First Samuel, chapter eight, Israel's like, we want a king. We want a king. And God's like, you don't want a king. And they're like, no, we do. We want a king. All the other nations have a king, and we want a king. And Samuel's telling them, you don't want a king. And they're like, no, we really, really want a king. And that's where we pick it up. And in 1st Samuel 8. 5, the Israelites are saying to Samuel, you're old and your sons do not follow your ways. Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have. Now, I wanna point this out. There's gonna be a lot of sayings in 1 Samuel 8, 9 and 10 that you're gonna say, oh, I recognize that one, or that one, or that one. And this is interesting. One of the sayings that Jumps out to me here is. They say, we wanna be just like the other nations. We wanna be. And they don't understand. Like, God's like, I chose you for you to be set apart. I actually want you to be different. And they're like, we wanna be just like em. We wanna be just like the other nations. See, we're envious of what they have. And God's like, no, you shouldn't be envious of what they have. You have a special relationship with me. You should be. I'm your king. I'm God, and I'm leading and guiding you. Like, we want. We wanna like other nations. And God didn't bring him out to be like other nations. And can I just say this? God didn't save you so you could be like everybody else. Like, I just wanna fit in with the cool kids club. No, you don't. No, you don't. I just wanna be like everybody else. No, you don't. God saved you and he set you apart and he wants you to live differently now. You don't have to be weird, okay? I once had a guy show up at church. He's wearing a Scottish kilt. I said, you must be from Scotland. And he goes, no. He goes, I'm a prophet and I must be rejected. And I was like, that'll work if you wear that, you know, like, you don't have to do that. Okay. You don't have to do that. We're not supposed to be like them. We're supposed to set apart. Romans 12:2. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you'll be able to test and approve what God's will is. His good, pleasing and perfect will. They were distinct for God. We're supposed to be distinct for God. And they start to drift. And they're like, we just want a king. And if you look at this and you think it's a political solution, it really isn't. It's a spiritual solution. They're like, God, we don't like that you rule us. We don't like that you control. We don't really wanna obey you. Like, we kinda wanna go to heaven. We wanna go to heaven. Like, we wanna be in paradise with you. Well, we kind of want a king. Cause you're. We just don't want to be under your control. So it's really not a political thing they're looking for. They're looking for a spiritual change in their dynamic. And with this rejection, Samuel takes it personally. He's like, seriously. Cause they did come to him. They said, you're old, you know, come on, your kids, they're not that sharp, you know? And like, we want a king. And he's like, seriously, God? And God's like, no, no, Samuel, they're not rejecting you. They're rejecting me. This is a pivotal point. Like, God's like, I wanna lead you. I wanna take care of you. And they're like, nah, we don't want that. We want a king. And he's like, no, Samuel, they're not rejecting you. They're rejecting me. And I think about that in Luke 10, Jesus said when he was sending out his 72 disciples, he said, whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you, rejects me. But who rejects me, rejects him who sent me. See, he's saying like, same thing, same thing. He's like, when they're out there and we're sharing this message and they reject, they're really rejecting God. And can I just say this? Some of us are afraid to share our faith. Cause we're afraid like, oh, they'll reject me. They're really rejecting God. Share your faith more. Share your faith more. Be bold with it. So then Samuel says, listen, guys, here's what a king's gonna do. He's gonna tax you. And they're like, okay. I'm like, really? And he's gonna take these from you. Sounds good to me. He's gonna seize your children, your sons and your daughters. And they're gonna take care of him. Sure. He's gonna use you. Okay, sign me up. And a really bad political party was born right there. You know, like, tax me, tax me, Tax me. Take it all. Yes, we want a king. And God says to Samuel, go ahead, listen to him. Not because they're right, but because in giving them what they want, he's gonna show em what's really wrong in their heart. He's like, you think you want, you don't want a king, but you're rejecting me. And I'm gonna show you how bad it is in this situation. So that's First Samuel, Chapter 8. Now we go to First Samuel, Chapter 9. We're looking at the first king. His name is Saul. But before we get there, and the first point about this, about King Saul, is you can't judge a book by its cover. Now, that's not in the Bible. All right? But that's just a. A saying that I'm sure you'd recognize. But we're gonna see from Saul that you can't judge a book by its cover. All right. But in order to get to King Saul, I wanna back up to judges, chapter 19. And you're probably gonna think, like, how in the world does that have anything to do with King Saul? But it does. In Judges, chapter 19, there's a terrible story. If you're doing your Bible through in the year, you get to this story and you're kind of like, oh, like. Like that should be. Is this Mike dying? Sorry, sorry. I just. I could hear. I could hear myself that I couldn't hear myself. And I'll switch. All right, thanks. We'll switch there. How many of those double anointing when you hold a microphone? All right, I can just hear it. So. All right, so let me go back to this. Chapter nine. You can't judge a book by its cover. King Saul. And we're gonna look at King Saul. We're gonna go back to judges 19. It's a terrible story. Terrible. When you read it, it's one of those ones you. You don't read it to your kid. It's just terrible story. There's a Levite who has a concubine. A concubine is basically his second wife. He's going into this town that is in the area of Benjamin, and the people of that city come after him and his concubine, and they throw the concubine outside the house. The people of the city have their way with her all night. She dies after they violate her all night. This is in the Bible. This is what's going on. And from this, this terrible scene, there becomes a civil war in Israel. Everybody against Benjamin. Okay? They're all against Benjamin. It's repulsive. There's civil war. There's chaos. There's violence. There's this moral collapse. And here's one of those lines that you might have heard before. In Judges 21, it says, in those days, Israel had no king. Everyone did as they saw fit, or everyone did what was right in their own eyes. That's going on. And you're looking at this, you're saying, how in the world does this matter? Okay, Saul is from the tribe of Benjamin. There's chaos going on. There's turmoil. They're in rebellion to God. There's filth that's going on. All these things are going on. And they're like, we want a king. And God's like, I'm gonna give you a king, and I'm gonna give you a king. From the tribe of Benjamin, the Chaos tribe, the tribe that violated this young Lady. That there was all this chaos and civil war in my kingdom, that that's where your king is coming from. It's like God saying, what kind of king fits a rebellious people? A king from the tribe of Benjamin. Wow. Wow. And side note, Saul's name means, like, asked for. Samuel's name means, like, to hear God. So they're going from hear God, Samuel, Saul's name literally means asked for. Like, we asked for this king. And. And God's like, I'm giving you the king from the tribe of Benjamin and he's gonna reflect you. He's really not gonna lead you that well. He's gonna be a mirror to who you are, and he's gonna show you what type of people you really are. Wow. And can I say this real quick to leaders, because Saul reflects them. He doesn't lead. He doesn't do the right things. He's concerned with man. He's concerned with image. He. He jumps in when he shouldn't. He stays back when he should go ahead. He's not the type of leader that God wants. Can I say to anybody that's in leader leadership, you should be pulling people up. Leaders should pull people up. They should not even strive to be neutral. And heaven forbid, if they pull down and Saul's like pulling the people down, you're gonna see he's taking them backwards. And I'm just speaking to anybody in leadership, we're the leadership responsibility to pull people up. And so Saul's there. He's now gonna be the king. And if you were to put a term on Saul, you would say he's a can't miss prospect. Can't miss. I think it's funny that the NFL draft is going on this weekend right now. All right? Can't miss prospect. He was the guy with all the measurables. These are Saul's measurables. He's a first round pick. First Samuel 9, verse 2. Kish had a son named Saul. As handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel. The. The dude was good looking, all right. And it says. And he was a head taller than anyone else. He was the center on the basketball team. He's tall. He's good looking. He actually comes from a really good family. From the family of Kish. And if you're choosing this guy, he is Gaston. He is Prince Charming. He is. You know what I'm saying? He's the 65 quarterback with a rocket arm. He's the guy. He's the guy. But when you pull back the curtain, you Start to realize he's not the guy. He's not the guy. He's really reflecting them and God's giving them the leader that they're gonna see how bad they really are. So in First Samuel, chapter nine, and I'll read some of this, it says. So here, I'll set up the story. Saul, his dad's donkeys have gone disappearing, and he's now in charge of finding the donkeys. He thinks he's just looking for donkeys, but he's on the road to be anointed king. All right, first Samuel 9, verse 3. Now, the donkeys belonging to Saul's father, Kish, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkey. So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha, but they did not find them. They went on to the district of Shalem, but the donkeys were not there. Then he passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they didn't find them. When they reached the district of Zuf, Saul said to the servant who was with him, come, let's go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and. And start worrying about us. So he has a simple task. He's supposed to go looking for the donkeys. He can't find the donkeys. Like, yeah, it's just taking too long. We can't find the donkeys. We're going back. Dad's probably won't worry about me, and I won't read it. But the story tells us that his servant goes like, well, hey, you know, there is a prophet named Samuel, a man of God that we could go to, and we could ask him if he knows where the donkeys are. Saul's like, really? Haven't heard of this guy before? And the guy says, we should go find it. Let's not give up. Let's try to find the donkeys, and perhaps God can have a prophetic word and help us find the donkeys. And then Saul says, but I don't have any money. I don't have anything to pay the prophet. Like. Cause when you go to a prophet, you just bless them with a little honorarium. And he said, I don't have any honorarium. I don't have any money with me. And the servant says, I do. I have some money. And Saul's like, oh, okay, well, I'll spend your money. I mean, you know, he doesn't have a contingency plan. He's ready to quit. Think about this. The servant's like, let's not quit. The servant has the solution. Saul's not even paying attention to the prophet in the nation, okay? Saul has no contingency plan, no money, and is glad to spend this other guy's money. He's the kind of guy that has alligator arms. When the check comes at dinner, I went, oh, I'd love to grab that bill, but I can't reach it. Sorry. There. That's Saul. He follows, and others are leading. He looks like a king, but he's not acting like one. And the Israelites are going from someone who hears God to a guy that can't even find donkeys. And they're trading a spiritual guide for a political head. And God. No, it's interesting in all this. God tells Samuel, tomorrow I'm going to be sending you a man. Tomorrow I'm gonna send you a man. All right? So here's the second thing about this that I wanna point out. What looks like random wandering really is direction by God in this story. When I see this story with Saul, I'm like, he's about to be anointed king. He's about to do this. And Saul's like, I'm looking for donkeys. And God's like, I'm sending the king to Samuel. Right? Isn't that interesting? Like, he's thinking down here. And God's like, I'm way ahead of you. God sees the bigger picture. So let me read this. In First Samuel, chapter 10 says, Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul's head and kissed him, saying, has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance? When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel's tomb at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, the donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He's asking, what shall I do about my son? Then you'll go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three young men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, another of skin of wine. They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which will you accept from them. After that, you'll go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prison coming down from the high place with lyres timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them. And they will be prophesying. The spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you'll be prophesying with them, and you'll be changed into a different person. Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you. So he finds Samuel. Samuel says, you're gonna be the king. And then he says, God is so involved in your life right now. You thought you were looking for donkeys, and. And God's having you anointed king on your way home. God has already put these things in place for you. I'm ahead of you with your problem. The donkeys are already found. I'm ahead of you right now with provision because you don't have any food. And these guys are gonna give you bread and they're gonna treat you like the king, even though they don't know it. He said, God's gonna give you power, and he's gonna come upon you with his holy spirit and you're gonna start prophesying. And he's like saying, God is involved in all this. And he said, on top of that, you're gonna step into a new role and God's gonna change you. First. Samuel 10:6, when it said you'll be changed into a different person. This is incredible. And can I say this to us right now? When I look at this with Saul, I've gotta stop in my own life and say, God, where are you at work in my life? Where are you moving pieces that I can't even see? I'm like, I'm looking for donkeys. And God's like, hey, I got a campus over here for you. I got the. God is at work behind the scenes and doing all these things. And I just wanna point this out. I wanna ask you this question. Where do you need to trust that God is already at work ahead of you? Like, that's great for Saul, but right now, where do you need to trust that God's at work already ahead of you? I was talking to a friend of mine this week, Joe Champion. He has a church in Austin, Texas, on 110 acres. And years before he started his church, a dad that owned the farm, he said, guys, someday you're gonna sell the farm. But he says, these 110 acres, I want set aside for God. Somebody's gonna come someday and ask for these acres. These acres are set aside. I believe he said it was in 1946. In 1946, somebody said, before Joe was even born, the guy said, somebody's gonna come for these 110 acres, and he's gonna wanna have a church here. And when Joe came to them and said, hey, I'd like to know if you'd like to sell your land, they said, we've been waiting for you since 1946. How many know, like, God is doing things behind the scenes, and you just gotta trust that he's, like, opening doors and getting people to the right spot and doing these things. And so we see this happen. So what do you need to do to trust that God is already at work ahead of you? When do you need to stop calling it a coincidence and start seeing it as direction? It's such a coincidence. I ran into somebody from Dubai. It's such a coincidence that, you know, there's a. It's such a coincidence. It's such a. And it's like, maybe Dubai, you know, like, I don't know. You know, it's such a coincidence. God's at work. Okay. All right. Now, this is interesting. When he says, I'm gonna change you, and I'm gonna. You're gonna be changed into a different person. I wanna let you know that the change is about capacity, not personality. So he says, when I start to pour out my spirit on you, you're gonna be changed into a different man. I'm gonna give you capacity. Some of you are afraid of some of the steps God wants you to do because you're looking at your gifting right now, where it is, and your capacity. And you're like, I could never do that. And God's like, you're right where you are, but I'm gonna give you a new capacity as I call you to step into this role. Can I tell you, like, when we started this church, true story, I'd never been a senior pastor, ever. And so I start this church, and I'm stepping into new capacity with the calling, and I'm stepping into new capacity with the anointing. But I'm still. I know that I'm not what I need to be. And when we started the church the first couple years, I used to say, I'm not very good right now, but I'm gonna get better. That's what I would say. Like, as the pastor, I'm like, I'm probably not very good, but I'm gonna get better. I'm. I'm stepping into a greater capacity of what God has for me. You get. God says, step into that small group leadership. You're like, I don't know God from Where I. He's like, right, I'm gonna increase your capacity as you step into that next role. I'm gonna do that for you. And that's what he does for Saul. He did it for me. And it's interesting, as I was thinking about it, it's not personality, it's capacity. But I actually saw this in my own wife, both personality and capacity. Okay? When she was called to step into women's ministry, I saw the anointed capacity to lead that ministry. But I also saw my wife, who was like, I'm an extreme introvert. I don't want to talk to people. I never want to preach. If you don't know. When Becca and I got married, she said two things. Never leave me alone at parties and never make me stand on the stage at church ever, ever, ever. That party thing lasted, like 30 seconds. How many know I'm talking. I'm like, hey, good to see you. And then until God called her, I didn't make her stand up here, and then he called her, and I'm watching her blossom and bloom. But here's the thing. Whether your personality grows like that now, she's still an introvert, okay? How many introverts do I have? Just go like this. Yeah. I didn't ask you to clap. Did you notice that? I did not. I didn't ask you to raise your hand. I'm married to one. All right, but. So she still recharges as an introvert, but her capacity has grown, and she's grown into this. Third thing about Saul, again, we're flying over this, and next week we're going to get to a different king. Hint, hint, spoiler alert. We're going to a different king next week. All right, the third thing I want to just observe about this in 1st Samuel 8, 9, 10. Having everything from God doesn't guarantee that you'll respond to him rightly. Okay? There's a different kind of failure than not trying or not having the talent. This is a failure of not handling what you are given. Saul was given so much and so much responsibility, and instead of taking it and stewarding it and honoring it, he does all the wrong things. He doesn't act rightly with God. He doesn't do the right thing. And there's so many different things in his life where he's got all this and. And he's got all these blessings from God, and he's not responding to God in the right way. Now, it starts right away. It starts right away in chapter 10, when he finds the donkeys and comes back to his dad's house. His uncle says, where were you? And anything good happening? And he goes, just found the donkeys. That's all we did. Found the donkeys. Donkeys are safe and sound. How many know? Like, he just was told he's gonna be the king. He was just anointed. He's prophesying. He could have said to his uncle, I'm prophesying now. Didn't know how it was gonna happen. Like, God, I'm anointed. God's got big plans coming. Pray for me. And he's got King in front of him, and he's still thinking about donkeys. Okay? I just look at this, and I'm like, you're the future king. Stop talking about donkeys. Talk about God. And then on the big day that he gets anointed, some would see this as humility, but I see it as a fear moment. They're like, where's Saul? We're here to anoint Saul king. Can anybody find Saul? Just look around. He's taller than all of us. Where's Saul? They can't find Saul. He's nowhere to be found. They finally have to say, samuel, could you ask God, could you just, like, get a prophetic word? Where is Saul? And then the Lord tells Samuel, saul is hiding over there with the baggage. He's hiding in with all the bags over there. He's hunkered down, and they're like, come on, Saul. Come on out here. Get to be like, this guy is, like, not embracing what God is having him to do. And it gets worse, though. And what's crazy, like, we just read this in our soap reading. So some of these are gonna be like, I'm familiar with that. And if you're not familiar, scripture observation, application, prayer. We're doing Bible reading every day. You should be doing it with us. First Samuel 13, he refuses to wait on God, and he takes control. He's impatient. That's not the way God wants his king to act. In 1 Samuel 14, he leads with ego and makes a reckless decision and says, anybody that eats with the battle dies. And his men are like, don't do that. Your son Jonathan ate. That's a stupid or don't do that. And so he's leading with ego. In 1st Samuel 15, he redefines obedience. Instead of submitting to God, he says, I did what was right, and I thought you would like these sacrifices instead of me to obey. We'll get there in just a minute. Later on, in 1st Samuel 15, when he's been rejected. He says to Samuel, like, honor me in front of the people. Like, at least keep my image up. Like, I. I'm sorry for what I did, but come on, at least help me keep my image. Terrible way to lead. In 1st Samuel 18 to 20, he resents what God is doing in blessing somebody else. And he's after David. In multiple chapters, he repeatedly chooses violence. In 1st Samuel 22, this guy is a train wreck of a king. And remember, God's saying, I'm bringing you a Benjamite. I'm reflecting what you guys are really like, and you could see how bad they really are. In 1st Samuel 22, he turns against God's own people and turns them into paranoia as he kills some of the religious leaders. And in 1 Samuel 28, he takes it to another level. God's no longer speaking. Samuel's away. He has died now. And Saul's like, I've gotta get some type of message to help me lead. Who can give me, like, a prophetic type word? I don't know who the prophet is, but I know there's a witch, a fortune teller, in Endor, and. And I'm gonna go to her now. When we were in Israel, we're standing on Mount Carmel, and they were showing us. They were saying, saul would have been here, The Philistines were here, and the witch of Endor is behind that mountain. He went behind enemy territory, risked his entire kingdom to go meet with a witch that was forbidden. That's a bad king. That's a bad king. And so we're looking at this. He had all the opportunity, all the talent, all the skill, the hotline to God, all these things, anointed, prophesying, and. And he blows it all because he just doesn't understand the responsibility. He doesn't understand what he's supposed to do. He's not small in his own eyes anymore. That's what Samuel said to you. He said, at some point, you were small in your own eyes, and then something happened to you. You just decided to do your own thing. You took matters into your own hands. And I said, we get back to 1st Samuel 15. In 1 Samuel 15, he is instructed to destroy the Amalekites. You say, wow, that seems pretty harsh. The Amalekites came after the children of Israel when they were leaving Egypt. They were just set free out of slavery. And the Amalekites come up behind them and pillage all the weak and pillage and kill the weak and the slow. And God's like, I didn't Forget what you did, Amalekites. I saw what you did, and I will punish you for what you did. You took advantage of the weak and the slow and the vulnerable. And there's gonna be a day of reckoning. And the. And so God says, today's the day of reckoning. Saul, I want you to take the Amalekites. I want you to wipe em out. I don't want you to save anything they own. Throw it all away, burn it. It's gone. And Saul looks and says, well, I saved some of these and some of that, and I'll save a little bit of that. And then when Samuel shows up, he said, what are you doing? He goes, I did exactly what God said. He goes, no, you didn't. No, you didn't. He's like, I decided that I would give God these things, and I thought these were good, and he would like these things. And we could sacrifice the animals too, and we could do this big party for Go. And Samuel's like, no, to obey is better than sacrifice. And then he comes up with that saying. Another one of these things. You probably heard, rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft. It's right there. That's where it comes from. And why was rebelling like the sin of witchcraft? Because rebelling is against God. Spiritually. Rebellion says, I spiritually push you away. Rebellion says, I seek control of my own life and I will depend on another spirit. Almost like Saul did with the witch of Endor. Instead of submitting to you and obeying what you say, instead of cherishing your voice like Samuel did, I'm gonna do my own thing and I'm gonna listen to other voices. And God's like, no, you are aligning with another spirit when you're rebellious. That's why it's so serious. It's an independence from God and a dependence on another. And God's like, we will not have that in this kingdom. And Saul didn't live up to his potential or his calling. But can I say this? In a lot of ways, he looks like us, he acts like us, we reflect a lot of that right there. And I just wanna close with this thought. I'm so glad Jesus is our king. I'm so glad Jesus is our king. I'm glad we don't have to serve a king. I'm glad that he's our king. And I wanna contrast this. Like, Saul was chosen small and became proud. Jesus came small as a baby and stayed humble. Come on. What a savior. What a king. Saul took control and said, God, here's my plan. Jesus submitted to the will of the Father and he said, not my will, but yours be done. Wow. Saul failed to obey. Jesus obeyed. The Bible says all the way to the cross. That's obedience. Jesus humbled himself so that we could be lifted up and saved and brought in the family of God. Jesus was rejected so we could be loved. Jesus is our king of kings. He died and rose again so that we could have forgiveness. We serve King Jesus and there's a lot to learn from King Saul of what not to do. But the thing is to look at Jesus and say, this is the way to live. This is what to do. Lord, I pray right now that you would help us as we've looked at Saul's life, that we would. Wow, so many different things to think about. That we would be obedient. I just pray that. I pray that we'd hear your voice and we'd be obedient. We would listen and be obedient. For some, you've been going before them and there's things and they gotta stop saying it's coincidence. Lord, you're pushing them, directing them. You're guiding them. You're way ahead of them. I pray they'd catch up for others. They've been trying to look for ways to get out from under your authority. No, Lord, Help us to not look for ways to get out from under your authority. Help us to just hear what you're saying and obey. Help us to live what Samuel said. Speak, Lord, your servant is listening. It doesn't feel like Saul wanted to hear that, but we wanna hear that. Speak, Lord, your servant is listening. So speak to us, Lord, as we dig in in 1st Samuel, and help us to live differently. For the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, in Jesus name we pray. Amen and Amen.