“He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.” Psalm 78:70–71
Saul was handed a crown.
David was handed a process.
Saul was appointed before he was broken.
David was broken before he was enthroned.
One became a king by men’s demand.
The other became a king by divine design.
The mystery of training:
God will delay public glory until your soul is secure in private obedience.
The Saul Syndrome: Enthroned Without Processing
Saul looked the part.
He was tall. Visible. Impressive.
He had the image of authority but not the substance of surrender.
He never passed through fire.
So when pressure came, he caved.
His disobedience wasn’t a mistake; it was a revelation.
What wasn’t trained in private became a crisis in public.
There are kings who were given platforms they never bled for.
And now we weep over their leadership.
The David Pattern: Refined in Rejection
David’s coronation didn’t come with applause, it came with caves.
He was anointed in obscurity, hunted for years, shaped by rejection.
God used lions, bears, betrayal, and wilderness as his tutors.
He learnt the throne at the sheepfold.
He learnt worship in caves.
He learnt honour by not killing Saul.
He learnt warfare in silence, exile, and grit.
God trains men by pain so they won’t destroy what they’re called to build.
Why Does God Train Some and Seem to Skip Others?
Because glory is weight
Untrained shoulders crumble under what trained hearts can carry.
It is mercy when God delays your promotion.
It is judgement when He gives it prematurely.
Saul teaches us that speed without pruning is sabotage.
David teaches us that delay is not denial, it’s development.
Where Are You Being Trained?
In the Workplace
You may be gifted, but God might place you under a difficult manager not to punish you, but to teach you honour, humility, and patience.
Don’t be a Saul with a title but no training.
Be like David, learn in silence, grow in the shadows, and let God lift you.
At University or School
Don’t crave the spotlight too early. Social media fame or academic success can crown you before your character is ready.
God is more concerned with who you’re becoming than what you’re achieving.
Let hidden seasons build your roots before the fruits show.
Church/ Ministry
Serving without a platform? Leading prayers no one sees? Perfect.
You’re in the cave season.
Let it shape your discernment and destroy pride.
Titles don’t build altars, depth does.
Don’t rush ahead of God’s appointment.
Social setting
When you have influence, use it to edify not impress.
Refuse the urge to perform.
Be the one who chooses truth even when no one is watching. When others seek position, you seek presence.
That’s how kings are formed.
Young
Crying because they ignored you?
You’re being trained.
Stay faithful.
God watches what man overlooks.
Learn what the palace cannot teach.
Mature
Don’t envy those rising fast.
If they skipped training, they may not last. But if God is still training you, it’s because you are carrying something weighty, generational, and enduring.
Prayer Declaration:
Father in the name of Jesus
I refuse premature manifestation.
Break me in secret.
Burn out the Saul in me.
Birth the David in me.
Process me in private.
I declare:
I will not ascend without alignment.
I will not wear a crown I’ve not bowed for.
I will not sabotage a generation through shallow submission.
Teach my hands to war.
Train my soul to love You more than platforms.
I choose the cave over convenience.
I choose fire over fans.
Make me a king by covenant, not by applause.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
BeKemified – Pampered. Prepared. Positioned.
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