Often, people get ignored until it turns out they do something famous. Perhaps people ignore someone, thinking they're not worth their time, but then they learn that the person is famous or noteworthy, and suddenly they're very interested, despite the fact that nothing has really changed.
You'd think this was the first that Saul had heard of David. But do you remember when, earlier this very chapter, Saul was trying to dress David in Saul's armor? They'd met earlier, before David slew Goliath, but Saul wasn't interested in learning about David then. It was only after David killed Goliath that Saul suddenly was interested in his heritage.
May we be humble enough that we treat people equally, no matter how famous they may be. They could do something remarkable in the future... or they might not. Either way, may we treat each other like the precious sons and daughters of God that they are.
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