Christ Covenant Church

1. David had all the potential to be a great king. - 16:1, 5-13 = Divine blessing, confirmation, & guidance**notice however, humble beginning**notice also, God’s choice for ‘most likely to succeed’ v.716:18; 17:4-11, 26, 32-37, 45-47; 18:30 = Courageous, confident, & great leader (vs Saul hiding in the luggage), giving guarantees ahead of time. 2. David demonstrates his righteous careful character through extreme trials.18:10-11, 17, 19, 25, 19:6, 9-12, 18, 20:41-42, 21:13-22:2, 22:21-23 = Saul’s attempts to kill David -> Saul makes aggressive efforts to kill him, David loses one of his best friends, flees like a criminal, makes himself look insane, and Saul kills the priests in pursuing David.*23:1-14 = stands up to his people, seeks God’s guidance*24 = David’s test of sparing Saul’s life & standing up to his men. Attention to detail despite everything pointing to God’s deliverance.*26 = David spares him again & again stands up to his men. *30 = David’s own peeps talk of stoning him. Seeking God through the