David received his first anointing in the midst of his own brothers. In an obscure place God chose an unlikely individual to accomplish great Kingdom exploits (Dan. 11:32). Those close to David didn’t embrace the anointing on David’s life. As it was in David’s life, there are people who have known you in the old season. Some of them will try to keep you in an old place. They want you to do the same things you did in the old season. They enjoy your company. However, there is a problem --they don’t want to go where you are going.
After David received his first anointing, he came face to face with the giant Goliath. The enemy loves to challenge the new anointing in your life. He doesn’t want you to move forward. However, war was not new to David. He had defeated the lion and the bear during the old season. Now he faced the enemy that was resisting David’s destiny. An incredible courage rose up in David as he asked the question, “Is there not a cause?” (1Sam. 17:29).