Saul vs David

David tried to cover up one mistake by another, following the Bathesheba incident. God intervened, NOT when David asked for His help. God intervened at the moment when David thought he had successfully covered up the whole thing. God is the one who got David back. And the difference between David and Saul is that David repented immediately afterwards, while Saul still persisted in his own ways.

And in fact through God's "punishment", God blessed David. God pulled him out of his sins.

Sin is never without consequence. That is why David's first son with Bathesheba died.

When I think about it, I realised I am more often like Saul than David... despite being repeatedly warned by God, I still persist in my own ways somehow...