Jehu looks like he will be a great deliverer. He will overcome the house of Ahab, he will demolish the worship of Baal, he will be faithful to the anointing he has received as the true king of Israel. It seems like a good plan, right?
Like any political leader, like any human leader at all, in fact, Jehu fails. He accomplishes great things as the leader of Israel but he continues with the worship of the golden calves, contrary to the command of God. This is typical of our leaders. They simply aren't as good as we would like. Then again, normally they are not as bad as we could imagine. But we are able to find something disappointing in every leader we have.
What do we take from a passage like this? First, our leaders are fallible. They are going to disappoint us. That does not mean they aren't the leaders God has placed over us. It means they are sinful people like the rest of us. Second, when we are in positions of leadership we need to realize we are fallible as well. Is our leadership marked by repentance? It should be, for we sin all the time. Third, we should look to the Lord who enables leaders to lead. It is his direction that matters. What is God's priority in our situation? If we are pursuing that priority we will not go wrong.
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