1 Samuel 17:14
“David was the youngest; and the three oldest followed Saul.”
What does 1 Samuel 17:14 mean?
David's family had eight sons altogether, and he was the baby of the bunch. While his three oldest brothers were off fighting in King Saul's army, David stayed home tending sheep, which was fitting work for the youngest son. This small detail about his humble position sets up the larger story perfectly: nobody expected the shepherd boy to accomplish anything significant, which makes what happens next all the more striking. Sometimes our ordinariness or our circumstances of being overlooked are exactly where God can work in unexpected ways.