1 Samuel 13 & 14 – There was a price to pay, and Saul paid it. 2023

1 Sam 13:13
And Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

Saul did not heed the leadership that Elohim has put in place. It was not Saul's job to perform offerings, it was to be the priests who do this. This is tantamount to the rebellion of Korah when Korah said that all of Israel is hold and chosen by Elohim and that Moses and Aaron are no different than them. This was an abomination to Yah.

Num. 16:1-3 Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action, 2and they rose up before Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, chosen in the assembly, men of renown. 3And they assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Yah is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

The ground opened up and swallowed Korah and his men and their families and little ones. The fact is that we cannot come to Elohim on our terms. We must come to Him on His terms only.

1 Sam 13:14
"But now your kingdom shall not endure. The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."

1 Sam 13:15
Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

1 Sam 13:16
Now Saul and his son Jonathan and the people who were present with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin while the Philistines camped at Michmash.

Elohim seeks after men after His own heart. What does this mean? It means to obey all that Elohim commands.

Acts 13:22 “And after He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.’
1 Kings 15:5 because David did what was right in the sight of Elohim, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.