Respect the Position

There's a story in the Old Testament, in 1 Chronicles 10, that tells how King Saul died. It was a pretty violent death. The enemies of Israel were closing in and so Saul falls on his own sword to keep from dying at their hands.

The enemies end up cutting off Saul's head and hanging it in the temple of one of their own gods. His three sons are also killed. And Israel basically runs for the hills.

The warrior David, who later becomes king, does an amazing thing. He brings the bodies of Saul and his sons back to Israel and buries them. That's amazing because right up to the end, Saul wanted David dead. Saul had chased David all through the country trying to kill him, to keep him from becoming king.

But David did the right thing. He showed respect to the position that Saul had - King.

It's so easy to be critical of those in leadership, those in authority. Even if we don't agree with them, we should respect those in authority and the position they have.

That may be our President or other elected officials.

It may be the men and women in the military and law enforcement who keep us safe.

Maybe it's our boss.

It could be the teacher who teaches us or our kids.

Maybe it's our Pastor or pastors.

And yes, even those who run our HOA's.

The point is, even if we don't agree with the person(s) or even respect them as individuals, we need to be respectful of the position they are in, because one day someone else will be in that position; and it could be you or I.