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Minister's Corner
Faithful in the Field Before the Crown - Min. Harrell L. Henton
1 Samuel 16:11-13
David’s story teaches us that God often prepares a person in private before He uses them in public. Before David became the king of Israel, he was simply a young shepherd boy taking care of his father’s sheep. He was not famous, powerful, or sitting in a position of authority. Yet, David was faithful with the responsibility God had placed in front of him.
While David was in the field, he learned courage and dependence on God. He protected his sheep from lions and bears, and through those experiences he discovered that God was able to deliver him from things greater than himself. Those private victories prepared David for the day he would stand before Goliath. When everyone else saw a giant, David remembered the God who had already helped him.
God also saw David’s heart. When Samuel came to Jesse’s house looking for the person God had chosen to be king, David’s brothers appeared to be the obvious choices. But God told Samuel not to look at outward appearance, because God looks at the heart. David was eventually brought in from the field and anointed as king.
However, David did not immediately become king. There was a period of waiting between his anointing and his appointment. During that time, David continued to serve and trust God. He experienced difficulty, rejection, and danger, but he continued to depend on the Lord.
This reminds us that being chosen by God does not mean everything will happen immediately. Sometimes there is a season of preparation between the promise and the fulfillment. God uses those seasons to develop our character, strengthen our faith, and teach us to depend on Him.
David could have become impatient and tried to take the throne for himself, but he learned to wait for God’s timing. His life shows us that we do not have to force our way into the place God has prepared for us.
There may be times when we feel like David in the field—working faithfully while nobody seems to notice. We may wonder why someone else is being recognized while we remain in a quiet season. But the field was not a wasted place for David. The field was where God was preparing him for the palace.
The same can be true in our lives. The small responsibilities, quiet seasons, difficult circumstances, and unseen acts of faithfulness can all be part of God’s preparation. What looks insignificant to people may be very important to God.
David teaches us to be faithful before the promotion, before the recognition, and before the blessing. We should serve God faithfully wherever He has placed us and trust Him with the outcome.
The crown did not make David faithful. David’s faithfulness prepared him for the crown.
Don’t despise your field. Don’t despise the small assignment, the quiet season, or the time when nobody seems to recognize you. God sees your faithfulness.
Be faithful where you are. Trust God with your future. Let Him develop your character, and wait for His timing.
If God can take a shepherd boy from the field and make him king, He can use your present season to prepare you for the purpose He has for your life.
Key Scriptures
- 1 Samuel 16:7 — God looks at the heart.
- 1 Samuel 16:11–13 — David is chosen and anointed.
- 1 Samuel 17:34–37 — David remembers God’s faithfulness with the lion and bear.
- Psalm 78:70–72 — David was taken from following the sheep to shepherding God’s people.
WORSHIP TIMES
SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:45 AM
WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - 9:00 AM & 7:00PM
SUNDAY WORSHIP - 11:00 AM
SUNDAY WORSHIP - 11:00 AM
WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - 9:00 AM & 7:00PM
SUNDAY WORSHIP - 11:00 AM