1 Samuel 15:21-22 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal. And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

You cannot honor God thru rebellion. My question at the last was, did King Saul accepted his punishment for disobedience? It did not take long to see the answer was no.

1 Samuel 16:1-2 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Samuel knew Saul’s heart and that Saul would kill anyone that tried to replace him.

At this time many of you will say to me, “But I am no king?” Yes, that is true but the principal still applies. A rebellious heart cannot be trusted. The issues of service don’t have to have titles like pastor, elder, deacon or any title within the hierarchy of a church. We are called to serve God to glorify God in many ways.

Over the years we have seen many fall from grace because of their rebellious hearts. Most do it very publicly but do not fool yourselves into thinking they are the only ones.

We will never know what could have been done for King Saul if he had repented of his sin. Forgiveness and restoration is only possible if the rebellion is broken.