God's Preparation Time

The chronicler picks up when David is anointed as king over all of Israel. It took David a long time to get here. God used a 20-year gap in David's life to prepare him to be king.

Sometimes the lonely places are where God puts us so we can be alone with Him. There are times you might feel all alone, discouraged or depressed, but God is at work. That's His preparation time.

We also see how David is a type of Christ in this passage.