YOUR PURPOSE PUBLISH YOUR DESTINY

1Samuel 16 vs 13-16
Once Samuel had prophesied and laid his hands upon David and said, "You are the King of Israel,"
did David become the king immediately? No, not according to the Scriptures—it tells us that it took
years until David was finally crowned as the King of Judah, and then later the King of Israel. This is
important for you to realize—David lived according to his destiny while he was serving his purpose.
Destiny is what you are ultimately called to perform in this life. Your purpose is what you are called
to perform while progressing to your destiny.
First of all, David is elected and anointed to be the King of Israel, the King of Zion. But he is a young
man. He goes out into the fields and one day he hears the sound of a giant that is challenging the
people of Israel. Suddenly, something rises in David and he becomes enraged and boldness rises
inside of him. His destined authority takes over and he begins to say things that he never dreamed
he would say as a shepherd and psalmist. David begins to speak to the people and says, "Give me
this uncircumcised Philistine, I'll take him down!"
This boldness provokes anger and jealousy amongst his brothers. His brothers say, "What are you
doing here? You are supposed to be in the field looking after our Dad's sheep." They get provoked to
jealousy, because sometimes that's what happens when the authority of God comes upon you when
you have a destiny. So David says, "I want to have a chance to fight this giant."
You know this story. He prophesies to Goliath and tells him exactly what he's going to do with him in
the name of the Lord of Hosts, and it happens! From that point onward, David's call or purpose is to
be an armor bearer for King Saul. You may think, "He was anointed to be the King of Israel!" Well
that's right, but you've got to understand that he has to serve a purpose before he takes the throne
in his ultimate election.
What Are You Called to Do Right Now?
What is your call? What is your purpose? What are you called to do right now? David was called to
be an armor bearer and psalmist-musician for King Saul; that was his temporary purpose. Your
purpose is always temporary, always changing, but always promoting your destiny. Your present
purpose is never permanent. It's important for you to understand that. What you are doing right now
may only be for a specific time because God is leading you to your destiny. But if you don't fulfill
your call, you may never get to your destiny.
What was David's "call" after that? David's call after that was to run into the wild and live there in
exile. King Saul became jealous of David and chased after him, attempting to kill the anointing that
he felt belonged to him. David's call, or his purpose, was to be in the field, in the mountains and the
hills. Yet even though he was in a place of confinement, he was fulfilling a call and a purpose.
Joseph was anointed and had a dream of kingship. His brothers became jealous of him and were
provoked to anger. Why? Because Joseph opened his mouth and spoke with boldness and said,
"This is what I dreamed." You see, that boldness comes upon you only when you have been released
into your destiny. Once you've been released into your destiny, you may not even realize it, but you
are speaking out something that is already in existence. Many other people will be angry with you
and upset.
After they sold Joseph as a slave, he was "called" to be in Potiphar's home. Joseph was then placed
into prison, and even though he was in solitary confinement, he had a purpose. His purpose was to
minister to the butler, to the baker and to the prisoners, and he did it! The Bible says that Joseph
prospered in prison. You can prosper in any kind of confinement IF you realize that this is your
purpose, and this purpose is leading you to your ultimate election.
You don't have to be confined by bars. You don't have to be confined by the words of people. You
don't have to be confined by hatred, jealousy or competition. No matter wherethey place you, you
will still prosper because your destiny dictates your present circumstances. Many of you don't
realize that if you keep your eye on your destiny and you fulfill your present purpose—which is
whatever you are called to do, whether mopping floors somewhere or working a menial job—YOU
WILL BE HAPPY WHILE ON YOUR JOURNEY TO YOUR POSITION IN LIFE.
2 Peter 1:10: "Therefore brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and your election
sure. For if you do these things you will not stumble."
When you are sure of your call and you are sure of your election, you will never stumble. The word
"stumble" there doesn't mean that you're not going to sin and you're not going to make a mistake. It
just means that you may fall down, you may make a mistake, but you will ultimately rise up and you
will get back on track because YOUR CALL AND YOUR DESTINY WILL RESTORE YOU.