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In her memoir, <\/span>Becoming<\/span><\/em>, Michelle Obama describes an extreme reaction to her husband Barack\u2019s keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. \u201cCable pundits were dubbing him a rock star and an overnight success, as if he hadn\u2019t spent years working up to that moment onstage, as if the speech had created him, instead of the other way around.\u201d A prophetic moment, and suddenly, Barack Obama was the anointed one of the United States Democratic Party.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1 Samuel 16, we first meet David, who is anointed Saul\u2019s successor by divine decree. David was the youngest of eight brothers, a shepherd and a musician, an altogether unlikely king. How had he spent his years working up to that moment? When Samuel comes looking for Saul\u2019s replacement, David isn\u2019t even home. If he even knew that there was an important visitor, he had prioritized tending to his flock over meeting a prophet. When he does return, still red-faced from work and probably smelling like sheep, God tells Samuel to anoint him right away. He does so, in a private ceremony attended only by his family.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, divine anointing alone is not enough to make a king. David keeps this incident secret, so that only he and his family know he is due to be king. He does not actually ascend the throne for another sixteen chapters, until he has both learned how to rule and proven his capabilities. A galvanizing speech can set a politician up for a successful race, but they still have to run. Perhaps the process of building a leader is comprised of both prophetic moments and unseen efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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