My pastor is preaching a series on David. There were a bunch of cool points I have been collecting from it and this along with a few more might end up on here.
The first is about how David grew up in the lime light having a royal lineage. He had the best teachers, trained under the most accomplished generals, and was the pinnacle of manhood, making him the obvious choice for king... or not.
He was a shepherd. His very own father did not even bother inviting him to the house when Samuel came to anoint on of the sons. But he had already displayed the characteristics that G-d was looking for.
At this point he immediately took up arms and ousted Saul from power declaring his divine anointing as king... or not.
He was anointed at about 10 years old and went right back to the sheep. While he does have a storied life he doesn't become king until about 30 years after he is anointed into the role. If you read the book of 1 Samuel it is clear that while he had his high points during that period, he was far from living an overall comfortable and lauded life.
It is clear from the story that he embraced his calling, but also was content in G-d's timing. He embraced obscurity and did not seek to promote himself on his own strength. David took the lumps and lessons, happily staying in the wing until G-d called him on stage to fulfill the anointing on him from so long before.
We need to learn that contentment as well. We need to learn to be content tending our sheep. We need to learn to tend them well and learn how to overcome the lions and bears we face. Even to succeed in our unglamorous and boring roles. If we excel in our little quiet corner we show that we are ready for the role G-d has for us. Whether it is big and glamorous like being king or quiet and unnoticed.
If we can't learn our lessons in a quiet corner G-d is certainly not going to put us out on stage to learn them.
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