Saul is to be the king over Israel. Up to the end of verse 14, we see the way the Lord directs Saul to the place where he is to meet Samuel. He was just looking for the asses. But God was directing him each step and for a purpose.
V.15-16 The Lord had told Samuel ahead of time, that Saul would come to meet him.
V.20 Samuel knew all about the asses. The Lord had told him.
V.21-27 How surprised Saul must have been at the things that happened here. He left home for another purpose and now it turns out that Samuel the prophet had been expecting him and had told the cook to save the very best of the meat for this special guest. Remember, the eye of God is upon you also. What we are “seeking” in life is what our life really is. He has a message for you, for He knows all about you and wants to bless you.
What an unstable man Saul was! He ignored the man by whom God had done so many things, and ignored the God Who was behind it all!
After we believers are taken to heaven, the Antichrist will appear in Israel. He will announce himself as the Messiah. Today we’re seeing billboards announcing the soon coming of the Messiah. He will be the false one — not Jesus. In our chapters king Saul can be a picture of this false man. Saul was of the tribe of Benjamin — one of the two tribes already in Israel. Saul was not the king that God wanted, king David was. Saul was anointed secretly — David publicly.