God told Samuel it was time to anoint a new king to replace Saul. Samuel went to Jesse's house and anointed David as the new king, even though he was the youngest son. David went to play music for Saul whenever an evil spirit troubled him, and the music would help Saul feel better.

1. God told Samuel that he had mourned Saul's
removal as the king of Israel long enough.
It was time to anoint another to take his place.
May 20, 2012 1

2. The new king would come from the family of Jesse.
But God
chose
David, the
youngest.
Singer, musi-
cian, poet, and
The people shepherd
had chosen
Saul.
2

3. 1 Samuel 16 6 And it came to pass, when they were
come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the
Lord's anointed is before Him.
7 Butthe Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his
countenance, or on the height of his stature;
because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not
as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward
appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass
before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord
chosen this.
3

4. Seven sons rejected
Samuel asked, "Is
that all?"
Abinadab
4

5. 13a Then Samuel took the horn of
oil, and anointed him in the midst
of his brethren: and the Spirit of
the Lord came upon David from
that day forward.
In the mind of God, David became king of
Israel right that moment.
5

6. 13b SoSamuel rose up, and
went to Ramah.
The job was done, and Samuel
went home.
6

7. 13b "and the Spirit of the Lord came upon
David from that day forward."
In Old Testament times the Holy Spirit came
upon men and women for a certain calling.
Now He comes upon David.
David is no longer just a shepherd,
musician, poet, singer.
Now he is a king.
7

8. 14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from
Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
God is over all, even the demon spirits.
When God withdrew His Spirit
from Saul,
He sent another to torment him.
Where do demons work?
8

9. Understand that Saul continues to sit on the
throne for about fifteen more years. BKC
David is king in God's sight, and
God's sight is the correct sight.
But to outward appearances, David becomes
a renegade and Saul remains king.
9

10. Once again Saul has rejected the Word of the
Lord, Who said that Saul would no longer be king.
But is he really getting away with it?
An evil spirit has entered his mind in the
absence of God's Holy Spirit.
It is driving him crazy!
10

11. 15 And Saul's servants said unto
him, Behold now, an evil spirit
from God troubleth thee. 16 Let
our lord now command thy
servants, which are before
thee, to seek out a man, who is a
cunning player on an harp: and it
shall come to pass, when the evil
spirit from God is upon thee, that
he shall play with his hand, and
thou shalt be well.
11

12. 17 And Saul said unto his
servants, Provide me now a man
that can play well, and bring him
to me.
Music can drive away evil spirits,
and music can set the
atmosphere to welcome
The Spirit of God.
12

13. 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said,
Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethle-
hemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty
valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in
matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with
him.
13b "and the Spirit of the Lord came upon
David from that day forward."
13

14. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him:
and he loved him greatly; and he became his
armor-bearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let
David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath
found favor in my sight.
The timing of events here can be a bit
confusing, but apparently David did not stay at the
palace permanently; he would come as needed.
David may have been about twelve at this time. BKC
14

15. 23 And it came to pass, when
the evil spirit from God was
upon Saul, that David took
an harp, and played with his
hand: so Saul was
refreshed, and was well, and
the evil spirit departed from
him.
15

16. 19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and
said, Send me David thy son, which is with the
sheep. 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with
bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent
them by David his son unto Saul.
David didn't go to the king empty-handed.
But that is exactly how we come to our King,
Jesus.
I want to talk a bit about the blessings of music
in our worship services.
16

17. Praise
Singing
Psalms 100 1 Make a joyful noise
unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2
Serve the Lord with gladness:
come before His presence with
singing. … 4 Enter into His gates
with thanksgiving, and into His
courts with praise: be thankful
unto Him, and bless His
Name….
17

18. Psalms 150 1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in His
sanctuary: praise Him in the firmament of His
Power. 2 Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise
Him according to His excellent greatness. 3 Praise
Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him
with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise Him with the
timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed
instruments and organs. 5 Praise Him upon the loud
cymbals: praise Him upon the high sounding
cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise
the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
18