Standing before the King... Requirements....

STANDING BEFORE THE KING
PALACE WORKER / CHILDREN
Daniel 1:1-21a
Notes:
There are things that have captured our fathers (parents)  whose hold still firmly grips them. (vs2) ...The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into Nebuchadnezzar's hand. [why would the Lord permitted this to happen?]. ---(Jer. 52:2-3). But howbeit, God's people are made in trials moment and more so, The Lord knew what He was doing!
vs 3-4// Why would the king asked for the service of the king's seed and not just anybody? Knowing fully well, what he has done in (Jer. 52:8-9), that he had slain all king's seed and prince. The devil has succeeded in slain people of the kingdom (the reasons found in  vs. 2). Why were you preserved among your equal, amidst your family. Daniel and his colleagues ought to have been slain but for God's mercy. What kills other, keeps them, and that's God's mercy. Your being alive (irrespective of your circumstances) is for a PURPOSE! . If you wonder why & what your life's been like despite the experiences of your fathers [parents] and what they have went through! The king still wanted the children to be brought and as such he's seeking for those with no Blemish, Well Favoured, Skillful in all Wisdom, Cunning in Knowledge, and Understanding Science with Ability, etc. A point to note here is that; your present situation that seems unpleasant is as a result of treasures loaded in your life. No hunter hunts domestic animals but the wild, why? He knows he has access to any1 among the domestic animal anytime but the wild ones is considered more of a game to him than the former.
Why / Attributes of a Palace Worker! ___vs. 4 
[No one gets to the place of honour except is honourable].
1. They are children i.e. Youths (devil focuses today on youths than elders)
2. No blemish (blemish: a mark of imperfection that spoils the appearance of something)
3. Well Favoured, etc (vs. 4) Gen. 41:17-21
4. Teachable; in learning and tongue of the Chaldeans. 
<***> The king gave them palace's goodies (king's meat, wine, etc). Why would he provide such for people who had attributes mentioned in vs. 4 above! He did it to patterned them unto his kingdom. In the same vein, the devil is changing people's ideal, dream, vision and destiny giving them his own designed plan. That's why you see even a lady who abandon goodly modest apparel for high costly lustfull clothes.
Godliness has been substitute for evil, no more righteousness, truth is scarce, modesty is gone, holiness not to be mentioned among this generation, everything everywhere has been replaced by the devil parked package - and these on a daily basis. (vs. 5)
The things you possesses is gotten by what means, is it in  a Godly way or crooked and devilish?
(vs. 7) He gave them names - changing their names in order to suit Chaldeans' style and government. Many believers have easily change their names i.e. identity only when they get to the corridor of power. How many Godly born children have changed their God given identity for harlotry, drunkard, stealing, laziness, etc. The bible speaking says: Good name is better than silver and gold. [Prov. 22:1, Ecc. 7a:1]
<*****> The king meant to nourish them (vs 5b) but Daniel a young man who knows better has leap ahead into king's plan [an adage in Yoruba says "ife kini Aja fe olongbo" i.e. what love can a dog shows a cat]. Daniel purposes in his heart (vs. 8) not to use Nourishment to Defile himself. He choose to refuse king's goodies to God's.
YOUTH OF PURPOSE! must be;
Prayer -prayerful (if the youths can pray, then the enemy can be the prey)
Upright -be upright (standing up: for righteousness)
Reason -be reasonable
Planing -have planning
Observation -observation brings about preservation e.g. Your Self discipline
Example.
<****>Daniel asked for a deal of 10days and he got a 10 times better than Answers. Dan. 1 vs. 20.  
<**> COMMITMENT: YOUTH THAT WILL DEVOUT TIMES TO SERVE & LOVE GOD. Amen
Finally, Daniel (in vs. 21) continues to be the first. What place you ahead is using your head. He continue to make history and at end make heaven. Will you?
When we do what! Ask why! Go where! and Yield (to) when!, God is committed to make us better. Scripture says in
2 Corinthians 6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
You too can stand before the King of kings if you've possessed Christ as your qualities.