A DIVIDED ANOINTING

In effect the anointing would be divided between men titled “Kings” and others titled “Priest” the kings would be destroyed by kingly anointing because of a lack of holiness. The Levite priest would take the priestly anointing and prostitute it by the absence of authority and power in their lives.

ANOINTED FOR POWER ONLY

[1 SAM 10:1] [When the children of Israel asked for a King 1st Samuel 8, 9, 10:1]

Why was Saul later rejected as king? It was because he grew impatient waiting for Samuel, and intruded into the priest’s office and offered sacrifice [I Sam 13:8-14]

When Saul tried to function in that for which he had received no anointing, he was immediately judged and rejected. This illustrates the point. When Israel demanded a king, the anointing was divided. The king only had a partial anointing. No longer did Israel’s leader have both the Prophet-Priest and the Kingly anointing. He only had the kingly anointing for power - not the priestly anointing for ministry to God with obedience and holiness.

It wasn’t God’s will for Israel to have a king “like the other nations”. God’s pattern for leadership had emerged through Melchizedek, Moses, Joshua, the Judges and Samuel.

He had been faithful to raise up leaders who bore His full anointing and judged Israel as both Priest and King. But Israel chose rather to have a “King like the other nations”. They rejected God’s theocratic rule, they turned their backs on God as their king. And God gave them the desire of their hearts.

A true theocratic ruler bears God’s full anointing. He rules as both a Prophet–Priest and King. But with Israel’s choice of a King “like the other nations” a man began to rule over God’s people with a partial anointing. It was not restrained by holiness and good character. These dividing of the anointing had never been God’s highest will for His people.

LACK OF HOLINESS BRINGS FAILURE:

God knew that no man would ever be able to reign under a Kingly anointing unless it was balanced by the Priestly anointing for holiness to the Lord.

Most of the kings in Israel and Judah failed in their leadership because of a lack of holiness in their lives.

The Lord rejected Saul from being King for disobedience and intrusion into a ministry for which he had no anointing. Saul ultimately took his own life. David’s reign was impaired by his immorality with Bathsheba. Solomon’s reign came to a disastrous end because of unholiness and idolatry.

Israel eventually seceded from Judah and after about two hundred years, went into captivity chiefly because of the sins of her unholy Kings. Her kings bore the power of Gods authority. They didn’t walk in His holiness. This brought divine judgment on the nation resulting in the Israelites dispersion to the ends of the earth.
Thus the most tragic era in Israel’s painful history ended in ignominy [shame] and defeat.