poor leadership

I am continuing my study through the book of 2 Kings. One of the things that really strikes me is the number of kings with this moniker: "But he did what was evil in the Lord's sight"
There are a few exceptions but for the most part, the kings were wicked.

One example that I was reading about today was king Jehoahaz, who reigned as king of Israel for seventeen years, and you guessed it, he did what was evil in the Lord's sight. Even after the Lord rescued him he continued to sin.

The result of his poor leadership is that Jehoahaz nearly single-handedly ruined the nation of Israel's armed forces. In 2 Kings 13:7 it says, "finally Jehoahaz's army was reduced to 50 charioteers and 10 chariots and 10,000 foot soldiers. Can you imagine having only 10 chariots left in the mighty Israeli army?

Here's the takeaway for me. Leaders have to live their lives with integrity and a commitment to do what is right in the Lord's sight. We need to ask for God's wisdom, and lead well. Anytime a leader starts making decisions that dishonor God, trouble is not far away.