1 Samuel 14:36 Saul said, “Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive”. “Do whatever seems best to you,” They (the people of Israel) replied. But the priest said, “Let us inquire of God here.”

Saul was anointed King of Israel. However, his behavior and attitude began to get him into trouble.  God would choose another whose line would be established as King.

I think this verse is a harbinger of things to come.

God established a king because the people wanted one. Then Saul presented his ideas before the people instead of God.  The attitude of the people was that he should do whatever pleased him.

It may be a stretch, but isn’t that’s what is wrong in America? The leaders of our society (whether it is our government, our heroes or our celebrities) become less responsive to what is right than to what they think the people want or what idea, product or attitude they can sell to the people and sometimes just whatever pleases the leaders themselves.

The masses unfortunately often follow the personality rather than the good. When they did it in the Bible, trouble ensued. Is it really any different today?