God always does the right thing. His choice is never wrong. Therefore he always succeeds. Wrong! Just because He does the right thing and his choice is for the good, does not mean that God always succeeds. He does fail.
The choice of Saul is a perfect example. Yahweh chooses him from among all the Israelites to be the first king of the Jews. Yet he does not complete his life-long tenure. Within a dozen years (biblically and historically there is no definitive proof of the exact period of his reign) he is ousted by David, again chosen by Yahweh himself. Saul a chosen protege of God does not live up to His standards and is therefore replaced by David. One might state that it is Saul who failed, not God. But couldn't have God chosen a better person, someone who would not fail so quick? After all, when God did choose Saul, he was the best in the whole of Israel. But was he?
We often think that God chooses the best. Therefore they are not bound to fail or fall. The truth is far from it. He actually chooses the most unlikely of all people. His choice is based not on who they will be, but who they are at that moment. And most certainly, his measurement of 'best' is way different our human standards. Moses was not a real prince. Daniel a commoner. Saul was an obedient son. David was a simple shepherd. John the baptist, a mendicant. Mary, a nobody. His choice and assignment of responsibilities empowers them with greater possibilities of actualising their potential. God lets them be. He does not circumvent situations and manipulate events to prove his choice right and best all the time. He lets the one chosen chalk out his or her way, merely assuring them His abiding presence: "The Lord is with him/you!"
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