Reading 2 Samuel 2:1-11 (NLT) ~ Scripture reading followed by discussion. David goes to God for direction and leans in for details. Even though Saul is dead, David does not come demanding the kingdom. Judah, David’s tribe, anoints him king and David immediately reaches out to the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, inviting them to join the kingdom. David going to God for direction vs. Abner trying to keep Saul’s dynasty in power. Abner, Saul’s cousin, wouldn’t want the family to lose power. Abner letting go of what was for what God was turning things into