Against the backdrop of rebellion and the rejection of God begins the process of choosing a new king for Israel – (Psalm 78:67-72)…..67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. The Lord had been arranging everything to bring His chosen king into the world at precisely the right moment in history. If you look back at the ancestry of King David you will find the hand of the Lord moving and shaping events. One of David’s ancestors was a woman named Rahab – (Judges 2).
She had been saved out of pagan idolatry and brought into the nation of Israel. She married a man named Salmon – (Matthew 1:5), and became the mother of a man named Boaz – (Ruth 4:20). Boaz also married a Gentile girl brought out of paganism by the sovereign grace of the Lord named Ruth – (Ruth 4), of course Ruth and Boaz were the great grandparents of a boy named David. These events were not accidental! They were part of a perfect plan formulated in eternity passed and worked out in time. It was the mighty hand of the Lord, He worked behind the scenes during those difficult days in ’s history to prepare the way for His plan to be fulfilled – (1 Samuel 16:1-13). So rest, rest, rest, and rest because He still chooses what happens, including what happens in your life today.