The life of King David is one of the most fascinating found in all of Scripture. His ascent to the throne of Israel is a captivating story filled with twists and turns, glories and failures. We first see David come into view during a chapter from the Prophet Samuel’s life. When God dispatched Samuel to go and find, and then anoint, the new king of Israel, David is nowhere to be found. Why, you ask? Because David’s own family thought so little of him that they never considered that he might be God’s choice for kingship. From this humble beginning, a young boy would eventually ascend to the highest throne in the land. When others see little in us, God sees beyond. It is His destiny for us that will prevail if we learn to trust and follow His words and ways above the words and ways of all others.