David Cameron’s return to politics shows there’s a season for everything

The return to cabinet of a canny political operator is a reminder to Christians to seek God’s will and discern his timing, says Sharmila Meadows. Let’s sharpen our spiritual radar

The return of former Prime Minister David Cameron to government this past week may have seemed a curious choice. To some, it may seem a backward step, to others, a master stroke. However you see this appointment, seven years on from his post-Brexit departure, we would do well to frame his return through the biblical concept of seasons.

In the Book of Esther, Mordecai advises Esther that perhaps she was given royal status “for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14), calling her to use her position as queen to save the Jewish people from a genocidal edict. Ecclesiastes is clear that there is a time and season for everything under the sun. Looking through this lens asks us to consider whether and why Cameron might be a man for this season.