Saul was told to destroy fully the Analekites, all people and animals but he decided to keep the king alive and the best of the animals. Why I wanted to write on this is because Saul understood what he was supposed to do but his want for things clouded his judgment. In our walk with the Lord Do we want to obey but are so easily talked out of it by our own desires? Our obedience is so pleasing to God and our effort to learn more and more is what keeps us in relationship with Him.
In verse 20 Saul says, “But I did obey the Lord…”
He really felt that he did even though he kept all the best of the livestock. I feel when we devote ourselves to being obedient we can grow to become better at following His example and more aware of our denial and self satisfaction. We need to fill ourselves with the Holy Spirit daily and continue to as it says in Philippians in the middle of verse 12, “…Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with reverence and fear.”
Never be satisfied with what you know, always seek more wisdom from the Lord and remember Jesus is the example we need to accept and follow. Amen