I really like this way of thinking:

When God appointed David and his heirs king, the Lord's priests or prophets anointed them with oil. Samuel, for example, anointed David (1 Samuel 16:13). Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon as David's successor (1 Kings 1:32-40).

This oil symbolized God's Holy Spirit, which empowered the Son of David to shepherd the nation. To illustrate: From the day of his anointing, "the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power" (1 Samuel 16:13, NIV; compare Psalm 51:11 and Isaiah 61:1).

Accordingly, the Jewish people referred to the davidic king as the Lord's "anointed one."

The Hebrew word translated "anointed one" is "messiah." The Greek equivalent is "christ." So all the davidic kings were "messiahs" or "christs" or "anointed ones" -- God's appointed servants, filled with His Spirit.

Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of David, is the ultimate Messiah.

The Holy Spirit did not come upon Jesus later in life. Instead, Jesus was conceived by God's Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary (see Luke 1:35).

At his baptism, the Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove (see Luke 3:21-22). God publicly anointed His Son as Messiah and eternal King, giving him the throne of his father David (see Luke 1:32-33).

Jesus promptly began a public ministry, declaring:
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor (Luke 4:18-19, quoting Isaiah 61:1-2).

His disciples later recalled that remarkable ministry:
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and...he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him (Acts 10:38; compare 4:27).

To Jesus God gave the Spirit "without limit" (see John 3:34). Jesus, the Son of David, is the ultimate Messiah, God's Spirit made flesh, the Christ, God's anointed King.

The anointing of Jesus marked both the end of one royal line and the beginning of another. While Jesus became the ultimate Messiah in the line of David, he also initiated the New Covenant under which all his followers become "anointed ones" -- little "christs."

The Apostle John reminds the churches:
You have an anointing from the Holy One, and...the anointing you received from him remains in you" (1 John 2:20, 27).

The implications are profound.
We tend to identify a stirring sermon, remarkable music, or powerful ministry as "anointed." At times, we may pray for God to anoint our lips or our efforts. In truth, however, the anointing of God does not come and go. It remains constant in the life of every Christ-follower.

The anointing of God is synonymous with the Presence of God. Luke tells us that Jesus was "anointed with the Holy Spirit and power," and he ministered powerfully "because God was with him." The same might be said for us.

Inasmuch as we too are "anointed ones" we experience the privilege of God's constant Presence
-- His intimate Presence, His transforming Presence, His comforting Presence, His empowering Presence.

Under the Old Covenant, anointed ones were favored. The experience was reserved for kings and prophets, and the ultimate Messiah. The prophet Joel anticipated a day when all sons and daughters, free and slave, young and old, might be anointed ones (see Joel 2:28-29; compare Acts 2). Such a radical outpouring of God's Spirit defied comprehension, but the Father has extended this very privilege to us.

Let's fulfil our favored status!