Saul, the first king of Israel was anointed by God to rule over His people. God did not want His people to have a king, but because the nation insisted on one God gave them what they wanted and instructed His prophet Samuel to anoint Saul. That means the Spirit of the LORD was upon Saul in order to enable him to rule the nation with godly wisdom and in righteousness. The anointing with the Spirit of God was what qualified Saul to be king. (1 Sam. 10)

But sadly Saul abused his position and used the anointing to try and establish his own kingdom rather than rule God’s nation and guide them in His ways. In doing so he lost the anointing and therefore his kingship. In 1 Samuel 15 we read of Saul disobeying God’s instruction given through the prophet Samuel. He is confronted by Samuel and told that his disobedience to God is actually rebellion against God which is as witchcraft, and his rebellion had cost him his kingship. (23) Saul tries to save his skin by feigning repentance, but the LORD who knows the heart is not taken in.

In verse 26 Samuel speaks out God’s judgement upon Saul; “For you have rejected the Word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

That statement caught my attention. By disobeying the Word of God, Saul was actually rejecting it. And in rejecting God’s Word, he lost his anointing to be king. God literally rejected him from being king over His people.

How can that scripture be related to us – the New Covenant believers? Well, we have also been anointed to be kings and priests unto God the Father. (Rev.1:6) It is literally the Holy Spirit with whom we have been anointed. (2 Cor.1:21-22) Is it possible for us to lose that anointing, and thus to lose our ability to rule as kings over the circumstances of our lives? Yes I believe that happens very often to us and we are not even aware of the truth that our defeated lives are as a result of God rejecting our kingship. In ignorance, (Hos.4:6) we unwittingly withdraw from the anointing which is upon the Word. (John 6:63)

Why? Because we reject His Word. How? By being disobedient to it. Now that is quite a statement to make but I believe it is true. When God’s Word tells us not to fear, or be worried about anything as He cares for us and will supply all our needs, (Phil.4:6 & 19) and we STILL lie awake at night worrying, and wondering how we are going to survive financially, then we are literally rejecting His Word by being disobedient to it in that situation. When His Word tells us that we have been healed physically because Yahshua (Jesus) took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses, (Mat.8:17 & 1 Pet.2:24) and we persist in confessing the fact of our sickness instead of the truth of our healing, (Heb.10:23) then again we are rejecting His Word in favour of the circumstances.

Then we have tied the hands of Yahshua who is the High Priest of our confession (Heb.3:1 & 4:14) and we will remain defeated by our circumstances rather than ruling over them with the scepter of faith in the Word of God. (1 Cor.1:5)