"This Moses whom they rejected, saying, 'WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?' is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 7:35

It is all too common for people to resist, and even rebel against, those in authority over them. The reason is that we are sinners, and as such, are born in rebellion against our Creator. As fallen sinners who resist the authority of God, who is surprised that we also tend to resist those He ordains to have delegated authority over us? Whether children throwing tantrums, declaring hatred toward parents; or teenagers who insist they know more than their parents; or students who hate their teachers; or adults who disrespect their bosses, civil authorities, and even church leaders—we hate being told what to do. By anybody.

God’s Word (Romans 13:1-8) commands us to be subject to governing authorities because God has ordained them to have authority over us. Are we to submit ourselves to to human authorities because they are right about everything? Heavens no! None of us are right about everything. But God is right about everything—including His ordination of those in authority.

Why does God appoints those He ordains to such positions? God ordains good leaders as His blessing, and He ordains bad leaders as His judgment.

Here are two takeaways:

First, if God ordains bad leaders in our country, it is likely the judgement we deserve for our collective corporate sin. If we want good leaders, which are a sign of God’s blessing, let us cry out for a spiritual revival and repent of our sin. If we don’t, the bad leaders are not the only ones to blame. We are all complicit.

Second, Moses was a good leader, yet those God called him to lead rebelled against Him. In addition to subjecting ourselves to God, let us subject ourselves to those He ordains as leaders—especially the good leaders that are God’s blessing.