The Lord told him: “. . . It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.”
— 1 Samuel 8:7

Thought Of The Day...
What kind of world did David enter into? He entered a world built by Israel’s obsession to be like the nations around them. They did not want the prophet Samuel to lead them anymore. In their eyes, it was not enough to have God as their King, leading the people through his prophet, Samuel. To be like other nations, they wanted to have a human king.
Samuel was worn-out and tired when the elders of Israel came to his place in Ramah. Maybe he knew this day was coming. His sons were not faithful to God or to the people. The elders came with a demand: “Appoint a king to lead us, such as all the nations have.” They saw other nations that were making a difference and gaining power. Those nations all had a king who could make things happen and take over weaker nations. They wanted a king they could see, touch, hear, and follow.
Israel’s demand for a king would give them King Saul. Saul had all the visible features of success (tall, dark, and handsome), but he would soon turn against God and do things his own way (1 Samuel 9-15).
This was the kind of world that David entered—a world poisoned by a people who wanted a visible, untested king rather than the wise, loving, and faithful God they could not see.

Prayer...
Heavenly Father, As I read 1 Samuel 8:7, I am convicted of my tendency to rely on my own understanding and what I can see with my own eyes. I often forget to trust in your faithfulness, which is always working in the background of my life.

Please forgive me for my lack of faith and for trying to control things on my own. I know that only you can truly guide and direct my steps. Help me to surrender my desires and plans to you and trust in your perfect will for my life.

Fill me with your Holy Spirit, Lord, and open my eyes to see your hand at work in every situation. Help me to have faith in your promises and to trust in your goodness, even when things don't make sense to me.

I pray that you would give me a deeper understanding of your sovereignty and your unfailing love. May I rely on you completely, knowing that you are always faithful and will never let me down.

Thank you for your grace and mercy, Lord. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

Here is a Hebrew lesson with a spiritual lesson. The kosher script in Hebrew is very exact. The smallest letter is the letter yod and the smallest part of the yod is the kotz. The kotz is a stylish font. An expendable piece of the letter that is often left off in modern fonts. When Yeshua said that nt one Jot or title will pass away , he actually probably said not a yod nor a kotzo of a yod because he was speaking Hebrew and not Greek. The Kotzo of a yod expression would have been a well known Jewish / Hebrew saying.

Mat 5:17  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 
Mat 5:18  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 

The expression ties in with this passage in Deuteronomy. The Jewish people are like the kotzo of a yod. The seemingly unimportant and expendable part. But because God chose them , they receive honor as the important part.

Deu 7:6  For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. 
Deu 7:7  The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: 

In the well known verse concerning blessing Abraham and his seed in Genesis 12 , it uses two different Hebrew words both translated as curse. The first word is arar and God promises to curse (arar ) those who "curse " ( kalal ) Abraham and his seed. The word Arar means curse in the normal sense that we would expect but Kalal means to dishonor by taking lightly. If we have a list of ten things on our tyo do list and we seldom get past the first eight , those extra add on number nine and ten are the kalal. We will get to it when it is convenient. In other words when we ignore the kotzo and treat it as an add on to only pay attention to if it fits into our busy life. This is intentional. God made the Jewish people and Israel to be a kotzo so that we would have to choose for spiritual reasons whether to honor what God has honored. Many Christians are also seemingly kotzos. With little to draw attention and priority in a worldly sense. In extreme examples , this can be what is behind most abortions. It shows up in politics and even in mega churches. The nobody from nowhere who is considered expendable in practical terms. But whom God has called and anointed to play an important role.

Gen 12:3  And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse ( arar ) him that curseth ( kalal ) thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 

So my exhortation in this post is to ask God and tune into what and whom He considers important and chosen. Selah.