1 Sam. 18-20

When the young maidens sang, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands,” a bitter jealousy took hold of Saul. He saw his hold on power slipping away. God’s Spirit had departed from Saul and now rested upon David. This drove Saul to rage whereby he plotted continuously to murder David. When leaders begin to lose power they’ve held for so long, they resort to desperate measures to retain their power.

To me, this is a good argument for term limits in government positions of control. In my opinion, entrenched leaders in our nation’s legislative bodies should be refreshed before they become so power and control sluggish. A healthy voting strategy is, “When in doubt, vote the incumbent our.” (Sorry to be political.)

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn. [Pr. 29:2]