Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Samuel 9:3-4

"And the asses of Kish, Saul`s father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not." — 1 Samuel 9:3-4 (ASV)

He was diligent in his father's service, even though that service meant a fruitless journey in search of some straying donkeys. As he was then faithfully discharging the duties of his station in life, he was the man who was likely to rise to a higher position. He was the son of "a mighty man of power" or wealth. Yet, so simple were the customs of the time that he was sent, with one of the servants, to look for the lost donkeys. He appears to have started at once to carry out the commission entrusted to him.

Learn from Saul's obedience, dear young people, never to despise any duty that falls to you in the ordinary tasks of daily life. You will be preparing yourselves for a higher position by doing well what you are called to do now.