David spares Saul's life. We can understand this because where we live, killing is not common and we would probably never pick up a sword or spear and kill anyone. For David and the people who lived at that time however, it was very much a part of life so it wouldn't have been strange for David to have killed anyone, let alone his arch-enemy.
What David recognises however is that Saul was anointed by God despite any objections he might have or any character issues that Saul has and for this reason, David will not touch him. Could the same be true of leadership in your churches that you can pick holes in and justify 'killing' so that you can step into their shoes? This betrays a lack of understanding of God's sovereignty and the fact that He can deal with people that need removing without us having to 'help' God. This troubles us because we like to think we know what is right but then again the root of all human suffering is the fact that we all think we know what is right!
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