He said to him, "Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and the man is held in honor; all that he says surely comes true. Now let us go there, perhaps he can tell us about our journey on which we have set out."It's amazing how God will direct people's courses to His will, and who He will use to bring that will about. God had said that He would give the people a king, and told Samuel the previous day that he would meet him. Yet the man chosen was not found by Samuel, like David would be. He did not come from noble lineage; in fact, he considered his family to be the least of the nation.
Instead, he was looking for his dad's missing donkeys. They'd wandered off, and he was hunting (fruitlessly, as it happened) for some draft animals for days. Then, to top it all off, it's not even Saul's idea to go see the prophet, but his dad's servant. Whether Saul didn't know or didn't realize this was where Samuel was, or whether he simply didn't think that he could/would help, the idea apparently hadn't been given serious consideration. The servant seemed to have a better understanding (or at least respect) for God than the man who would soon be the king.
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