King Saul: An Unstable Leader

There are many believers who find themselves under unstable leaders. King Saul is an example of an unstable leader. he was anointed, yet he had serious issues that manifested after he became king.

Saul loved David and then became jealous of him. Saul was unstable and often manifested two personalities.

1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly, and he became his armourbearer.

1 Samuel 18:7-9
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

Saul was rebellious and stubborn.
1 Samuel 15:23

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

Saul was tormented and tried to murder David.

1 Samuel 19:9-10
And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin: but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

Saul put all the wizards out of the land, and later consulted with one. This is an example of double-mindedness.

1 Samuel 28:9
And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

Saul acknowledged that David would be king but later tried to kill him again, even after David spared his life. This again is a manifestation of double-mindedness and instability.

1 Samuel 24:20
And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
1 Samuel 26:21
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

Saul manifested spirits of depression, murder, hatred, rebellion, witchcraft, suicide, jealousy, rage, and rejection. These spirits operated in him although he was a leader. David had to flee for his life because of these spirits that controlled Saul. I encourage leaders to receive deliverance. Unstable leaders can do much hurt and damage to the saints. Those who have been hurt by unstable leaders also need to receive deliverance. God is able and willing to heal and deliver.