The worship of self and other counterfeit gods is the gateway to full blown apostasy. When self-fulfillment becomes the chief goal, God is pushed out of the picture and the kingdom crumbles.

1. We saw the decisions of the first two kings of the divided kingdom, which poor choice strikes you as the most troubling choice made by one of the kings?

2. As good leadership is critical to the direction of the nation, so good leadership is critical to our homes, our workplaces, and our churches/ministries. If you want to see change, it begins with you!
a. How does “good leadership” look in your situation?
b. If you are able, are you taking a leadership role?
c. If you are not able, are you actively praying for those who are in leadership?

3. The apostasy began when the kings turned their focus from God to themselves.
a. Where do you see the rumblings of comfort and convenience beginning to shake the foundations of your faith?
b. What can you do to extinguish these small fires before they set everything ablaze?