One
of the most remarkable lessons of the opening stories in Genesis is about who should be placed in positions of power over
people -- and who shouldn’t. The elders
of ancient Israel wanted a king to rule over them and asked Samuel the prophet to
ask God to give them one. Interestingly, God told them “that’s a really bad ideal” – and the rest is history.
Let’s
not make the same mistake as the ancient elders. Continue readings at -
