1 Samuel 16: “The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.’“

By carefully reading the story of David’s journey to his destiny, and comparing it to that of the children of Israel in the desert, we see that God had not changed His methods, although the process of preparation was different. All those whom God calls, before He qualifies them, He first prepares them in secret, in solitude, to make them mature and dependent on Him. This is what I call preparation at the school of God or the school of one’s destiny.

After David received the royal anointing and the promise that he would become king of Israel, it did not happen in a single day. God led him through a process of breaking, of humiliation in difficult moments of solitude in the desert, and of fleeing out of fear of being killed by Saul (1 Samuel 21:1; 1 Samuel 21:10; 1 Samuel 22:1-5). This was the school of his destiny, and each of us also has our own.

In his school and in his deep solitude, David developed incredible potential, as it certainly prepared him to know God’s heart and to step into his destiny with stability and maturity. It was during this time that he composed many of the Psalms and hymns that we sing or admire today.

Note that greatness is not improvised; it is prepared in secret, in the solitude of the desert. It is there that God takes His time to shape us, to mold us, and to build us in order to give us an image or stature that fits or corresponds to our true destiny.

In David’s journey, we see how God took His time to prepare His king for the great destiny He had for him, unlike King Saul, who, after being anointed by the prophet Samuel, saw all the signs the prophet had given him fulfilled on the same day (1 Samuel 10:9). Saul was not well-prepared for his royal destiny. The proof is that he did not allow himself to be led by God, which is why the Lord had rejected him long before…

This text is an excerpt from the book THE BATTLE OF DESTINY written by Joël Merveil Mokili.

We invite you to read the following article: “THERE IS NO DESTINY WITHOUT ENEMIES!”

The Journey of David