1Sa 8:1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 1Sa 8:2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba. 1Sa 8:3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. 1Sa 8:4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 1Sa 8:5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 1Sa 8:6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 1Sa 8:7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Samuel had two sons; Joel, which means Jehovah is God, and, Abiah, which means Jehovah is Father. They were placed in a position of trust, but their lack of character lead them to be greedy, receiving bribes and perverting judgment. Not all preacher’s kids go bad, but these two did. If satan can not get the preacher to bend many times he will go after the preacher’s family. So the elders of Israel demanded a king rule over them. This, of course, was not what God had in mind and the thing made Samuel angry. But God told him to harken to the request of the people because it was not a rejection of the prophet but of the LORD.
Now God warned them that when they got a king he would take from them their families, their work-force, and their farms. Consequently, Saul did just that. And the LORD told them when they cried out to complain in that day He would not hear them. Why? Because they got what they asked for.
Certainly, America has done the same.
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