1 Samuel 24:6-7 And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord. So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
While pursuing David to kill him, Saul went into a cave where David and his men were hiding to relieve himself. By all human reckoning it would seem that God was giving David the opportunity to save himself by killing his enemy. At least, that’s what David’s men thought. It could be argued that this would be self-defense and he had had every to take Saul’s life.
However, David feared the Lord rather than lean on his own understanding. Therefore, he would not take matters into his own hands and use violence to right a wrong. The heart of the Lord and the will of God was far more important than his own feelings and human will. He would not touch the Lord’s anointed. David was anointed, too, but he would patiently wait for God’s timing.
It requires faith to leave it up to God and wait patiently for Him to fulfill His will for us in His way and in His time.