And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” (Judges 10:18 ESV)
Easy Choice
We humans often end up with poor leaders. In the case of the Judges of Isreal, Gideon was the ninth Judge. And each of the previous eight failed the Lord in some way or another.
Certainly, the judges did excellent things.
But they were never enough.
The proof is in the continued end result: God’s people again and again and again turned away from Him. The judges were never enough for actual salvation. They could not be.
Only one leader saves. King Jesus.
This continues through the Old Testament. Saul, David, Solomon, and all the rest. Even when they did good things, were never enough. They could not be.
Unlike the chanters at Christ’s trial… “we have no King but Jesus.”
This is not a political post. It is a post that declares that whoever we claim as leader, whether through election, appointment, or tyranny… is never going to be enough.
So stop looking there.
We have no King but Jesus… and He is necessary and grand.