But it has never been, in any age, God's intention for His people to act like the people of the world, or to be governed or controlled like the people of the world. God's people is, always has been, a--a peculiar people, a different people, a called-out, a separated, an altogether different in their action, in their ways, in their manner of living, than what the peoples of the world has. Their appetites for things and all that their makeup is, has been always contrary to the things that the people of the world desire.
And the people of Israel came to Samuel and said, "Now, you're getting old, and your sons do not walk in your way. (Because they wasn't true like Samuel; they were bribers and takers of money.)" And they said, "Samuel, your boys is not like you, so we want you to go out and to find us a king, and anoint him, and make us a people like the rest of the peoples of the world."
And Samuel tried to tell them that that would not work. He said, "If you do that, the first thing you know, you'll find that he will call all your sons from your home and make soldiers out of them to run before his chariots and bear armors and spears. Not only that, but he will call your daughters to make bakers of bread and take them away from you to feed the army." And said, "Besides all that, he will take a certain taxes off of you of your grain, and all your income. He will tax all of that to make certain government debts and so forth that'll have to be paid." He said, "I think you are altogether making a mistake."
But when the people said, "But we still want to be like the rest of the people."...
There's something about men and women that they long to be like one another. And there's only been one Man ever lived on earth that was our Example, and that was the One that died for us all, our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He was the perfect example of what we should be: always about the Father's business and doing that which is right.
And no matter how much that Samuel tried to persuade the people, continually they went after him day and night, "We want a king. We want a man. We want a man that we can say, "This is our guide." And that has never been the will of God. It never was the will of God, or it never will be the will of God for man to rule over one another. God rules over man. God is our Ruler, our King. And it's a very very much of a parallel of today, because that man seems to have that same idea. They don't seem to be able to grasp that God still rules man, instead of man ruling man.
So they chose themselves a man named Saul, which was the son of Kish. And he was a reputable man, an honorable man. But he suited the people just right, because he was a great, tall, noble statue of a man. The Scriptures said he was head and shoulders above any man in Israel. He was kingly looking, and he was handsome in the face. He was a brilliant and an extraordinary man.
Now, that's the kind of man that the people like to choose today. The people does not seem to be satisfied with the way that God placed His church to be governed and controlled by the Holy Spirit. They want somebody, some man, some denomination, some certain people to govern the church that they're not able to throw themselves completely into God's hand to be spiritual to be led by the Holy Spirit. They want somebody to do their religion for them, somebody that will tell them just how to do it and all about it.
William Branham, Sermons The Rejected King
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