"If you fear the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good!" ~1 Samuel 12:14, NIV
After Samuel had made Saul king by God's appointment, he gave a speech to the new king and the Israelites. The Israelites especially needed to be reminded that their true king was God, and that the point of having a human king was to teach them how to better serve God.
In addition, his speech gave a point that has been proven time after time - fearing the Lord by serving and obeying Him gives goodness and life, and negates the need to be afraid of worldly death. God longs to give good things to His children, but He has to be sure that they will use those gifts wisely. Fearful children make stupid mistakes, I'm afraid.
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