In the book of 1 Samuel we find that King Saul had not obeyed God’s commands.
Samuel had been the leader of Israel. He served as a prophet, a priest and a judge for the people before God. But as he grew older, his sons took over his responsibilities to be judges for nation.
Unfortunately, 1 Samuel 8:3 tells us “(Samuel’s) sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.”
Because of this, the Elders of Israel took Samuel aside and “said to him, ‘You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.’"
The elders decided to replace Samuel.
Samuel takes the issue to God and God says (in part) "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; IT IS NOT YOU they have rejected…”
God’s full statement to Samuel about this was: “It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected ME as their king.”
They wanted a King God gave them Saul, son of Kish.
When Saul was first anointed King he seemed the ideal But in time, Saul’s humbleness was replaced with pride and his commitment to God diminished
So, what did Saul do wrong?
Well, the most obvious problem was his concept of obedience to God.
God had given Saul some pretty simple instructions
go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys. 1Samuel 15:3

We must Beware that we do not hold onto something in our lives that GOD has called us to destroy.

Granted, that seems a little gruesome… but still, the instructions were pretty straightforward.
Destroy everything. Kill all the people and all the animals.
So, did Saul do that?
No he spared the best of the
cattle and sheep - and he spared King Agag.
But he killed everything and everybody else.
Now, in Saul’s mind this made sense.
He didn’t care about the Amakites – they were only getting what they deserved.
But why waste all those good cattle and sheep?
He even spared king Agag
But God says “To Obey is better than sacrifice to heed better than the fat of rams”.
In fact, God tells us that when we choose NOT to obey… that’s the same rebellion.
It’s the same as idolatry.
It’s wicked in God’s sight.
God considers obedience to be more important than anything else in His relationship with us.
* Deuteronomy 11:26-28 says “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— the blessing if you OBEY the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands...”

I John 1:9 says
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
We must Beware that we do not hold onto something in our lives that GOD has called us to destroy.
Obedience is Best !!!!!!