“And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight,
wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel
Saul was only called to the kingdom of Israel because of
the people’s insistence that they should be given a king. He was tall and impressive,
the type of man who could readily be judged acceptable by most of the people. In
spite of the doubtful basis of his position, God gave him every facility,
prospered him, and blessed him.
But of course Saul had to be tested, and there are few
things more testing than God’s prospering, especially when it is obvious to
all. The one who has been greatly helped by God should be the humblest of men,
but sometimes the very reverse is true. This was so in Saul’s case. He failed
in faith and obedience, but fundamentally his failure was due to conceit. He
had been a humble man in adversity, but his prosperity led him into impatience,
presumption, and ugly jealousy. May God keep us little in our own sight!
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