Who did God use instead of the proud King Saul?
God chose David, the little shepherd boy, rather than the proud King Saul. Saul was the best-looking young man around and had military talent, yet he did not amount to a hill of beans. God finally used David, the little shepherd boy, to accomplish His purpose.
Les explains that King Saul was a proud individual, the best-looking young man around, with military talent, but he did not amount to a hill of beans. Then the question is asked, who did God finally use? The little shepherd boy, David. Les connects this to a wider pattern: Moses, after 40 years herding sheep on the back side of the desert, was a nobody, and that is where God could use him. Likewise, Saul of Tarsus was a big man in Judaism, in the upper echelons, but God could not use him from there; He brought him low on the road to Damascus, where he became a nobody. In the same way, God used David instead of Saul.
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Why did God use David instead of King Saul?
God did not use King Saul because Saul was proud and self-sufficient despite his good looks and military talent; God finally used the little shepherd boy David instead.