1 Samuel 8:1-9:2

God set it up so that Israel wasn’t actually one “nation” in the political sense. They were much more of a family, than a nation. Tribes, family units, not states. They had religious laws, not legal ones. A GOD, not a king.

1. Mistreating your family will disqualify you. AND/OR them.

It’s why the way we treat our family is SO important to the heart of God.  It’s why there are so many requirements on church leaders in the word about their FAMILIES. And the way they treat them. IT’S IMPORTANT.

The bible says to TRAIN your kids, not just raise them.  TRAIN them up in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it. 

2. Lack of gratitude will disqualify you.

When you remain ungrateful, you miss A LOT. You become PRIDEFUL.  Begin thinking that everything is owed to you.  Then you start to misuse and abuse others, because after all, they exist to please YOU.  You begin to think your function in life is to BE served, not TO serve. 

3. Shallow thinking will disqualify you.

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