President, King & Lawgiver

[1 Sam. 8:18] And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
[19] Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said,
Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Kings in Israel were not meant to dominate and oppress people; they were called to guide and serve people as shepherds and servants. This image of an ideal king in Israel was slowly ascribed to the Messianic King, under whose rule people could live with equity and justice. The true meaning of kingship in Israel eventually flowers in the title of Y’Shua as the Servant King who came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mk. 10:45).
[The people persisted in their demands and would not listen to Yahweh’s voice. Finally, Yahweh yielded and asked Samuel to make them a king. This tradition is picked up again in 10:17. They sneered at Samuel's description as a concern to frighten them. Determined, at all hazards, to gain their object, they insisted on being made like all the other nations, though it was their glory and happiness to be unlike other nations in having the L-rd for their King and Lawgiver (Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 33:28). Their demand was conceded, for the government of a king had been provided for in the law; and they were dismissed to wait the appointment, which G-d had reserved to Himself (Deuteronomy 17:14-20).
The people desire to be like all the nations blinded their reason, and they insisted on having a king. Egoistic human pursuits blind reason. People in such pursuits do not see the consequences of their decisions and actions, only to regret them later.
Saul is introduced here as a Benjaminite, tall and handsome, suited to be a hero in every respect. He had a fine appearance; for it is evident that he must have been only a little less than seven feet tall. A gigantic stature and an athletic frame must have been a popular recommendation at that time in that country.
G-d gave him another heart iInfluenced by the words of Samuel, as well as by the accomplishment of these signs, Saul's reluctance to undertake the onerous office was overcome. The fulfillments of the two first signs (10:7,8) is passed over, but the third is specially described. The spectacle of a man, though more fit to look after his father's cattle than to take part in the sacred exercises of the young prophets - a man without any previous instruction, or any known taste, entering with passion into the spirit, and skillfully accompanying the melodies of the sacred band, was so extraordinary a phenomenon, that it gave rise to the proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" (19:24). The prophetic spirit had come upon him; and to Saul it was as personal and experimental an evidence of the truth of G-d's word that had been spoken to him.
Later, when Saul’s kingship was rejected, the spirit left him (16:14), but it came upon David. This shows that the Israelite kingship was originally meant to be a charismatic kingship and not a hereditary monarchy as it later turned out to be.
A servant of G-d, when called to serve his people, is thereupon endowed with the spirit of G-d, in order that he or she may carry out the will of G-d…no one comprehends the thoughts of G-d except the Spirit of G-d. Saul was elected through the process of casting lots, most likely using Urim and Thummim. It was a process of elimination – first of the tribes, then of the clans, and then of the families. The lot could give only a yes or a no answer.
[1 Sam. 12:5] And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
The L-rd is witness against you, and his anointed is witness - that, by their own acknowledgment, he had given them no cause to weary of the divine government by judges, and that, therefore, the blame of desiring a change of government rested with themselves. This was only insinuating, and they did not fully perceive his drift.
Folks we asked for a different government and for a president, now we shall reap what we have sown.