2 Chronicles 11:13-17 (ESV Strong's)
13 And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel presented themselves to him from all places where they lived. 14 For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the LORD, 15 and he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the calves that he had made. 16 And those who had set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers. 17 They strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they made Rehoboam the son of Solomon secure, for they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
Walking with God Brings Security
To better understand the above text, we need to see what would later happen in the region, when God is NOT the center of your lives:
2 Chronicles 15:5-6 (ESV Strong's)
5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.
The contrast between these final days of Rehoboam (who decided to allow God to reign in his life) and the later days of Judah and Israel is obvious. When Rehoboam finally started to listen to God, priest and people came to him. He was surrounded by those who wanted to serve God. The lesson here is obvious: When we desire to walk with God, God provides support and security.
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