Part 5: God Appoints What He Anoint- In His Time Series

The Day the Waiting Ends

You know what's remarkable about the moment David finally becomes king?

After everything. After the anointing in his father's house. After the years in the cave. After sparing Saul's life twice. After leading broken people in obscurity. After fighting bitterness. After waiting. And waiting. And waiting some more.

The moment finally arrives.

Saul is dead. The throne is empty. The promise is about to be fulfilled.

And David does something that reveals everything about who he has become during the delay.

He asks God what to do next.

Not "finally, it's my turn." Not "I've waited long enough, I'm taking what's mine." Not "I know the promise, so I don't need to ask."

David inquires of the Lord.

After years of delay, after a clear promise, after obvious circumstances pointing to the throne, David still waits for God's direction before he moves.

That's the mark of someone who has been refined by the waiting. That's the sign of someone who is ready to carry what God has promised.

Today, we're talking about the moment fulfillment arrives. We're talking about how God appoints what He anoints. We're talking about the faithfulness of God's timing.

Because here's the truth that anchors everything: What God anoints, He will appoint. But never before the person is ready to carry it.

GOD ENDS THE WAITING SEASON

When Maturity Still Asks Permission

Let's set the scene.

Saul is dead. The news has spread throughout Israel. The king who hunted David, the king who stood between David and the throne, the king whose death David could have caused but chose not to, is gone.

This is the moment David has been waiting for. This is the fulfillment of the prophecy. This is what Samuel anointed him for all those years ago.

And watch what David does:

"In the course of time, David inquired of the LORD. 'Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?' he asked." (2 Samuel 2:1)

David doesn't assume. David doesn't presume. David doesn't say, "I already know what to do. Samuel anointed me king. The throne is empty. Obviously, I should go take it."

David asks.

Even though he was anointed years earlier, even though the promise is clear, even though the circumstances seem obvious, David still waits for divine direction.

This is profound. This is the evidence that the delay worked. This is proof that David has become the kind of person who can be trusted with power.

Anointing does not remove dependence.

Most people think that once God gives you a promise, you don't need to keep asking for direction. Most people think that once you're anointed, you can operate independently. Most people think that the promise itself is permission to move.

But David understands something deeper.

The anointing doesn't make you independent. The anointing increases your dependence. The promise doesn't give you permission to stop asking. The promise increases your responsibility to stay close to God's voice.

Maturity is still asking God what to do when you already know the promise.

David could have justified moving without asking. "God, You promised me the throne. Samuel anointed me. Saul is dead. The path is clear. I don't need to ask. I already know."

But David asks anyway.

Not because he doubts the promise. But because he understands that knowing the destination doesn't mean you know the route. Knowing the what doesn't mean you know the when or the how.

And God answers. Specifically. Clearly.

"Go up to Hebron."

Not Jerusalem. Not the full kingdom. Not the complete fulfillment yet.

Hebron first. A partial fulfillment. A step toward the promise, not the complete arrival.

And David obeys. Because David has learned in the waiting season that God's timing is better than his own assumptions.

PROMOTION COMES CLEAN

When You Don't Have to Advertise Yourself

Now watch how the appointment happens.

"Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah." (2 Samuel 2:4)

Did you catch that? Israel comes to David. Not the other way around.

David doesn't campaign. David doesn't send out messengers saying, "I'm ready to be king now. Come anoint me." David doesn't lobby for support. David doesn't manipulate the elders. David doesn't politic his way to power.

David waits in Hebron. And the people come to him.

This is the mark of divine appointment versus human ambition.

When God appoints you:

• You don't have to advertise yourself

• You don't have to campaign for recognition

• You don't have to convince people of your calling

• You don't have to manipulate circumstances to create opportunities

When God appoints you, you won't have to advertise yourself.

Think about the contrast. If David had killed Saul and seized the throne, he would have had to convince Israel that he was the rightful king. He would have had to defend his actions. He would have had to prove his legitimacy. He would have spent his entire reign fighting suspicion.