Have you ever tried to develop yourself in any particular sort of way? One thing potential employers look for oftentimes is the ability to develop new skills. They like to see attempts to learn something new, take a class, get a certification of some sorts. And often times, if an employer can see that you are trying to better yourself by developing more specialties in your field, you will be more hirable to the employee. So it’s important to not simply stay were you are, but to work on progressing so you can be better and achieve growth. This is important for many areas of our lives, whether it work, or school, or things at home. We ought to be constantly growing and developing into a better version of ourselves.

This is especially true in our spiritual lives. God expects us to develop spiritually. He doesn’t want us to just stay how we currently are, he wants us to grow and develop into godly people whom he can use for his service. But this begs the question—are there any skills that God wants us to develop in order to be used by him? What does God look for in a leader? Are there certain skillsets or abilities that God wants in the servants he uses?

Our text today addresses this and many more questions. From the example of David who was a man after God’s own heart. But David had to work to become that, it didn’t just happen in our story, it happened long before. And we get to see the end result and why God chose him. We get to see what God looks for in those he uses, and how we can develop those qualities ourselves.