Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, "Would you please tell me where the seer's house is?" "I am the seer," Samuel replied. "Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart. As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and all your father's family?" Saul answered, "But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you say such a thing to me?" 1 Samuel 9:18-21

Based on what we know about Saul in his later years, it comes as a surprise to us that he's very humble and respectful to Samuel. He knows what tribe he's from (youngest and the least of the 12 tribes of Israel), and is puzzled by the prophet Samuel's words. Saul seems to be saying to Samuel, "are you sure you know what you're doing?"

Samuel is silent. On the one hand Samuel recognized the potential problems that Saul will face as a king (after all, God said it would be unwise to have a king, so it must be a headache-filled position). But on the other hand, he knows that it will be a fulfilling responsibility, something that people will be talking about 3000 years later.

We can learn from Saul's humility; we will learn a very different lesson about the arrogance and heavy handedness he displayed in the later years of his life. Humility is such a forgotten virtue these days. You are constantly required to sell yourself. Sometimes you begin to believe your own resume. In fact, the world views humility as a weakness. Don't believe a word of it. If anything, it's a strength that too few possess.