There was peace in Israel, but distress in the life of Saul. God sent this spirit, but it wasn't meant to serve as an act of torture, but rather as a reminder that Saul needed to repent. Too often, if things are going well, we think that everything is okay, when the truth is that there is a problem. I feel healthy, but cancer is growing. My children seem fine, but they are in trouble. I feel like I'm okay with God, so I must be. Yet, God, at times, sends problems to remind us that something is wrong. I believe this is what God is doing here. God is telling Saul he isn't fit to be king, and Saul rejects the idea and tries to find a cure. Yet, the cure is to bring someone into the life of the kingdom who is the answer to the problem in a way Saul doesn't expect. Saul calls unknowingly for the new king to come to, as it were, the capital.
We see this again illustrated in 1 Corinthians 5. Paul says he has turned someone over to Satan so they may repent. Yes, their life may be wrecked, but if they repent, it will be worth it.
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