I Samuel 9:21-23 and 27

"And Saul answered and said, 'Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?'"

"Now Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and had them sit in the place of honor among those who were invited; there were about thirty persons."

"And Samuel said to the cook, 'Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, "Set it apart".'"

"As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, 'Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.' And he went on. 'But you stand here awhile, that I may announce to you the Word of God.'"

(God loves using the least of the people, and shape them into some of the greatest of them. It is a common theme throughout the Bible--a sort of 'underdog' series of stories.)