The Israelites wanted a king. From 1 Samuel, chapters 9 and 10, we learn the qualities of Saul that made him a good choice to be king. 1 Samuel 9:2 states, “And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.” From the rest of chapter 9 we learn that Saul sought counsel from a prophet of God. In chapter 10 we learn that Saul begins to prophesy and the Lord gives him a new “heart.” In verse 24 of the same chapter, we learn that Saul was the one chosen by the Lord to be the king. “And Samuel said to all of the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.”
Article of Faith 5 states, “We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.” We can see that Saul being called as king, follows the same pattern of choosing leaders in the church today. Saul was called to be king by the Lord, through prophecy, by the prophet Samuel. Samuel anointed the head of Saul.
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