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The queen of Sheba came “to test Solomon with hard
questions.” The intellect loves to be tested and grows prouder
with each successful contest. For the
queen of such a highly civilized nation to be so amazed must have sent Solomon’s ego through the roof.
Aside from her compliments though, I saw more trouble brewing:
“King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted and asked for, in addition to what he had already given her of his wealth.” The one-upsmanship of entertaining royalty
from other nations was a heavy load on the economy. “Solomon had to maintain a huge budget and he
needed as much money as he could get,” my commentary said. He was building a house of cards
economically, for there was little value added by his significant trade – it was
all for his own consumption. The foreign
trade also brought with it “foreign ideas,
including ideas about religion and worship; and eventually Solomon himself, influenced
by his foreign wives, succumbed to idolatry,”
my commentary added.
Solomon’s pursuit of his various goals resulted in disobedience to God’s Word: the horses, the wives, the pride and lack of
humility, and finally the idolatry. Just
the effort of keeping up appearances would cause him to have less and less time
for God.
Father, don’t ever let me become so blinded by goals that I
allow myself to slip away from You and Your Word. Keep me grounded in Your wisdom and not my own.
Remind me often that, but for You, my life would be miserable.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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