Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
Isaiah 1:23
c) They Make Unjust Laws And Issue Oppressive Decrees!“Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed 2 To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless.
Isaiah 10:1-2
d) They Take Gifts And Accept Bribes!That they may successfully do evil with both hands— The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together.
Micah 7:3
There are a number of reasons why great Nations are sometimes ruled by their worst. The first is when good people don't show interest in the affairs of their Nations. When qualified persons refuses to show interest in politics, what is known as political apathy, then it gives room for bad people to rule. Edmund Burke said something profound in this regard. He said: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Nigeria for example have been led by the worst of its people. How can one possibly imagine that the current president of Nigeria is the best among the perk to lead a nation of almost 200 million people. It is absolutely unthinkable. The second reason is somewhat related a bit to the first above. It is a situation when good people shows interest but the people refused to give them the leadership mandate through the ballot. Nigerian once again comes into mind. I remember countless number of great candidates have presented themselves at one time or the other during Nigeria elections. But some of these good guys never get the support of the people. Sometimes this scenario can be likened to when the people of Israel rejected Jesus as their messiah. The religious leaders at the time of Jesus were corrupt and most times, lord leadership over the people. When Jesus showed up at the scene, and trying to lead the people to follow a better path for their lives and destinies so that their experiences could change, they simply rejected Him. And because of this, many of the people who rejected Him could not enter into His rest. Apostle Paul wrote about it in Hebrews 4:3, it says: For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said:“So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ”
although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Great Nations are ruled by their worst when the people have deliberately refused good leadership. The people would rather love to stick or remain with the old system, the corrupt, nepotistic system rather than vote for change. Why? Because many of them are supposedly benefitting from such system. Even though Jesus was the promised messiah, but the people rejected Him. They rejected His Lordship. They rejected His leadership. They even got Him crucified. They would rather prefer a criminal be released than see Jesus walk freely in their streets. They shouted in their loud voices; "crucify Him." Once again, when a people deliberately reject good leadership, they will be ruled by their worst. The third reason why Nations are ruled by their worst is when they refused to fear God. God loves to reign in the affairs of men. The Bible made it clear that every authority that exists are ordained by God. Why? Because God wants to have a place among men, among people. "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves."Romans 13:1-2
"Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, 14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— 16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king."1 Peter 2:13-17
"Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men."Titus 3:1-2
Irrespective of how sophisticated democracy is today as a system of government, God is still interested in the affairs of Nations and He sometimes shows this interest through the leadership of such Nations. When a nation fears God, God gives them leaders after His own heart. We have seen this play out in the story of Israel. When they rebelled, they got king Saul. But when it was time, God gave them David, a man after His own heart. What does that tell us? Nations can be ruled or led by their best if they will allow the fear of God to guide them in the process. Thank you. Article Source: [Centre for New Dimension Leadership]
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