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“Uzziah sought to do
the will of God … until he foolishly attempted to become a priest and God
judged him by making him a leper …
From the very beginning of his reign, Uzziah showed himself to be a faithful
worshipper of Jehovah … Uzziah had Zechariah as his counselor and sought to know and please the Lord … Uzziah
allowed his accomplishments to swell his head …” my commentary said.
He forced his way past the priests into the Temple and was
ready to offer incense on the altar when 81 priests bravely blocked his way,
refusing to let him near the altar.
Uzziah raged at them, but then God
stepped in and leprosy began to cover his body. He was hurried out of the holy precincts and
lived the rest of his life in forced isolation because of the disease. “Those who violated the holy temple were
supposed to be put to death, but God graciously spared the king’s life and gave him leprosy, a living death,” my commentary said.
His son Jotham ruled as co-regent until Uzziah’s death, and
he was considered a good king. “So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God
(27:6).”
Father, help me not to nurture unholy ambitions to intrude
into anything which You have not appointed me.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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