"And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron" (2 Sam. 2:1).
Although David knew that it was God's will for him to be the next King he waited for God's timing. "Twice the life of Saul was in his hand, but the man who had heard God speak was leaving the issues with God." King Saul on the other hand did just the opposite. Saul struggled to wait on the Lord and continually took matters into his own hands. Only once does the bible record that Saul sought the will of God, but he did so only after God had already rejected him from being King.
In contrast God said of King David, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will" (Acts 13:21-23). What made David such a great king was that he repeatedly sought God's direction. In fact, the first action that the bible records about David after the death of Saul was that he "inquired of the Lord." Solomon, David's son wrote, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he will direct thy paths" (Proverbs 3:5). Seek God's direction at all times and in all thy ways. You will never go wrong when you do.
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