One of the words we use to describe God is “Omniscience”. It conveys the fact that God is all knowing. He knows the end from the beginning and makes provision for the end from the beginning! The Omniscience of God is implied in our text. He foresaw a time when Israel would seek to have a king, like other nations, and set the parameters for it. That came to manifestation in the days of Samuel, about 500 years after God had spoken. In our text, one criterion was that whoever would be king must be a bonafide Israelite and not a foreigner.

To make good our office as kings, we must give heed to the word of God. We are to rule not by human ideas but by the word of God. The word of God is to be our light and lamp so we don’t stumble.

Other provisions were made which included that the king was to have a copy of the law of God and read it “all the days of his life”. Deuteronomy 17:18-19. By so doing, he would learn to fear the Lord and be energized to observe His laws and statutes. Studying the account of the kingdom, we realize that the kings that took heed to this counsel prospered, while those who distanced themselves from the law not only failed but plunged the nation into idolatry. The Bible calls us kings and priests who are to rule in this world. To make good our office as kings, we must give heed to the word of God. We are to rule not by human ideas but by the word of God. The word of God is to be our light and lamp so we don’t stumble.