2 Chronicles 26:16
"But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense."
King Uzziah struggled with the same thing many people still struggle with today and that is allowing their perceived success destroy them. It says in the verse above, "But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction..."
2 Chronicles 11:4
"Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam."
There is nothing more annoying than calling a business and a receptionist answers and quickly says, "Please hold." While expecting to be quickly connected to someone, they forget you and your hold time goes from just a few minutes to several minutes. This is annoying because you really don't want to be held up by being on hold.
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1 Chronicles 22:8
"But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight."
David deeply desired to build a house for the LORD but could not because he was a man of war. God told David that because he had "shed blood abundantly" and had fought many wars his son would be the one to build a house for the LORD.
1 Chronicles 13:1
"And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader."
We often hear the statement, "Behind every great leader are a great people." This statement sounds good, but it is not true. I believe that beside every great leader is a great people. No leader can be successful alone. He must have people who work beside him in the work in order to be successful. Many times, those people who are beside the great leader are those whom he goes to for opinions on how to do something. That is why he either hired them or asked them to be on his team.
2 Kings 10:15
"And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot."
Associations are very powerful. Whether its in business, religious, work or in your personal life, an association can truly destroy or validate who you are. Associations ultimately define who you are and where you are going. This is why it is vitally important to be careful with whom or with what we associate in every aspect of our lives.
1 Kings 15:14
"But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days."
"But they were sincere." This is the statement you often hear as someone tries to defend another's actions. Sincerity is often the guidelines many people use to determine if someone is right or wrong, but sincerity isn't everything. Just because someone is sincere doesn't mean that they are doing right.