 But you see, there was no way to avoid the corruption that comes from the centralization of power. And that's why God told them what was going to happen. Now, I've told the story elsewhere, and I won't go into it here, but the upshot of all this is found a little later. In 1 Samuel chapter 15, Saul has been sent off on a mission, and he has messed up. So Samuel came to him.