1 Kings 14:8-9
"And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:"
"And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:"
Here we see God holding up David as an example of what it means to truly follow God wholeheartedly. David was far from perfect, however his heart was following God.
We see in Jeroboam a stark contrast and God says that his evil is beyond all those who came before. It appears from the passage that the reason for this great condemnation is Jeroboam's reasoning behind his actions. God says he did it "to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back..."
Jeroboam made his own gods to spite the One True God. How desperately wicked is the heart of man that he could turn so wickedly against the Creator Who gave him the breath he uses to curse God. But for the grace of God go you and I.
I must examine my heart daily. Am I seeking to follow God and fulfill His commands? How can I bring my heart into subjection to God today?
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