After Samuel anointed David to be a king after Saul, "the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward... Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him." Although the Spirit came upon David suddenly, but David began to grew in stature grace upon grace. God began to lift David's worthless name up, so Saul heard about him from the people who saw that he was favored by the Lord. "Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, 'Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.'... And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed him."
Although the Lord had lifted David's name high, God was slow to make him public. So David was eager to go into a battlefield when his father commanded him to bring a provision to his brothers. David rose early in the morning to go, then he constantly inquired others about what will be done for a conqueror, bringing his brothers to anger. David was confidence in the future image of David (probably because he knew that he will be a king someday), but through a humble unfitting-armor experience, he put his confidence in God.
"Then Saul clothed David with his armor... And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them... So David put them off." David is just a teenager boy, while Saul is advanced in age and tall! David was simply a shepherd boy, who've never gone to a war! He once tried to be who he wasn't, but he realized that he cannot be who he wasn't, so he had to set aside his vainity and be who he is as he is, a shepherd boy. It was in a matter of time that he finally had his own armor as a warrior alongside Saul. It was in a matter of time that David finally became a king. Meanwhile, he used his gifts as a shepherd and a worship leader for Saul until God began to lift David up into his promised kingship.
Do you frequently compare yourself to others? Are you trying to wear someone else's armor? Follow the example of David: offer your gifts/talents to God, and expect Him to use them as only He can.
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