Saul the great man of God has developed into a very dangerous person. We cannot understand how a man who had been so blessed by God is now trying to keep his blessings through violence. The last years of his life would be spent chasing David from place to place.
We can see how Saul’s life deteriorates when he kills the priests of the city of Nob (1 Samuel 22: 11-19) after this episode, for him there is no limit now. He will eliminate everything and everybody that is not on his side. Saul became a slave of his fears, and everything he was doing was leading him towards the destruction of his kingdom.
What is your greater fear? Do not let it lead you into the wrong direction. The best thing we can do is to seek God’s help and guidance in all our challenges. David did this even though he was in a very desperate situation. Chapter 23: 1-4 tells us that “David inquired from the Lord” this was the main difference in his life; he learned that you cannot control life but you can cooperate with God to have a better outcome in life.
David’s life was not easy, but he did not sit and complain about his difficulties instead he did whatever was possible for him at the moment. He could have killed Saul in the wilderness of En-gedi but instead he humbled himself before the king to explore the possibility of reconciliation (1 Samuel 24: 16-22).
Saul showed some repentance before David. But the next chapter will demonstrate to us that in reality he just gave David a little break, but his hate and madness were about to get worse.
How far can are weaknesses take us?