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With Solomon gone, Rehoboam stepped into the kingship and
right into a mess. People were fed up
with his father’s spending, taxing, and forced labor, and said it was time for a change. Rehoboam acted
like he was considering their request, but there’s no mention of him consulting
God, a prophet, or the high priest.
Instead, he’d amassed a cocky group of young hangers-on who
told him he’d better prove his mettle quickly or be seen as weak. Rehoboam agreed and spoke harshly to the
people, ignoring what his own dad had written:
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
My commentary said, “Leaders who try to impress people with
their skills, but take no time to seek God, only prove that they don’t know the
most important thing in spiritual
leadership: they are second in
command.”
I also read something about what to do when our wisest decisions turn out to be not so wise: “We make our decisions, and then our decisions
turn around and make us … If the
path we choose turns out to be a detour,
then let’s admit it, confess our sin, and ask the Lord to lead us back to the right road.”
Father, what a blessed nation we would have if all leaders in all areas consulted You for their decisions and followed Your
commands! Please help me to know the correct path to take, and if I
hear wrongly or just end up being detoured as part of Your will, guide me not
to let pride keep me from admitting it and turning to the way You will show me.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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