We can learn a lesson from king Saul’s failed mission. The crux of his disobedience was couched in excuses. Let’s pick up the scene from 1 Samuel 15.
God had given Saul specific instructions. Verse 3 says, “Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them…”
Verse 9 says, “But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best…and were unwilling to utterly destroy them…” Saul’s disobedience led to his dismissal as king. Verse 22 says, “…Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.”
What distracted Saul from his mission? Verse 24 says, “…I feared the people and obeyed their voice.” Let us not fall into Saul’s sin. Let Paul’s example influence and fortify your desire to serve the Lord only. Galatians 1:10 says, “…For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”