It is not kingly for men who have been called to be kings and priests to ignore evil. It is not kingly to tolerate wickedness and do nothing about it.
All Christians have been called to be priests and kings for the primary purpose of propagating God’s justice and righteousness in the earth. The titles of king and priest specially apply to men. The offices of kings and priests in the Old Testament were always held by men. In the New Testament the church official leadership was also selected from men. However, at times, God led Israel through a woman such as Deborah (Judges, chapters 4 and 5). There were also female prophets who gave counsel in both Old and New Testaments.
Good kings use their eyes to scatter evil.
Proverbs 20:8: “A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away evil with his eyes.”
Revelation 1:14: “His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire.”
God has ordained that all men who call themselves Christians should be like kings, even if they are servants. In every area of life, there is a right way and a wrong way to act, to conduct one’s self, and to make decisions.
Fathers should use their eyes to scatter evil. We call it a look of disapproval. I think that eyes should be the first means of discipline against wrong doing, especially in your own family. In many cases of correcting children, your disapproving eyes may be all that is needed to correct the matter.
We live in a permissive world, and like the good kings, God wants us to scatter evil by every means possible.
Good kings don’t turn a blind eye towards evil when it shows itself. Good kings will not look the other way and ignore what they see is wrong. Never! Not only will they look with disgust in their eyes, they will speak out in opposition against the evil. Not only do they speak against it, they also employ the threshing wheel to crush and separate the chaff from the grain.
Proverbs 20:26: “A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.”
The threshing wheel represents the rod of discipline or a crushing form of discipline. If the eye of disapproval does not stop evil, then we must speak out. If speaking does not stop evil, then we need the threshing wheel.
It is the solemn duty of kings to stand against all evil. As kings, yet at the same time humble servants, we must rule not only our own lives, but our families. We must also resist evil in the work place.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell