The Evolution of Rebellion III
Review
Psalm 19 has been our foundational text for the past 5 weeks
The Evolution of Rebellion Part II
Foundation for Rebellion – 3 ingredients
1. Anger
David’s anger was righteous but he did nothing.
Absalom’s anger was justified but he was bent on revenge
Ephesians 4:26 – Be ye angry and sin not let not the sun go
down on your wrath. Neither give place to the
devil (Opportunity, foothold or room)
Ephesians 6:4 – Fathers provoke not your children to anger
but bring them up in the discipline and
instruction of the Lord
(New Revised Standard)
Colossians 3:21 – Fathers, do not exasperate your children,
so that they will not loose heart
(New American Standard)
2. Resentment
Favoritism
Injustice
Hebrews 12:15 – Looking diligently lest any man fail of
the grace of God lest any root of bitterness
spring up whereby many are defiled.
3. Hatred
I John 3:15 – Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer
First step in rebellion – 1. Take matters into your own hands.
2. You can get things resolved and
accomplished.
3. You can or would do it better then
those in authority
In II Samuel 13:24 –39 Absalom executes his plan to murder Amnon and get justice and revenge
Rebellion Part III
In order for rebellion to be present there must be
1. Rebeller- The person resisting and aggressively
subordinating authority.
2. Rebelle – The authority being resisted
Rebellion – A spirit of resistance to authority
Revolt against any authority or order
Resisting controls
I Samuel 15:22 – 35 – Saul’s Rebellion
Witchcraft – Manipulation and control through
conjuring spells and curses
Idolatry – Is the worship of false gods
Saul’s Rebellion
1. Operated outside his anointing He was a King not a
Priest or Prophet
Priests – Speaks and stands before God on
behalf of the people
Prophets – Speaks and stands before the
people on behalf of God
Kings – Rule by their ability to serve
2. Disobedience – incomplete obedience is
disobedience
You can’t gain with sacrifice what you loose through disobedience
3. Concerned more about his position than his rebellion
He didn’t want to loose face in front of his men. That meant more to him than his sin.
4. He forfeited the call because of rebellion
God will not allow rebellion to remain he must remove it and replace. God’s anointing is lifted.
I Samuel 16:13 – 14
Numbers 12: 1-14
Miriam and Aaron’s Rebellion
1. They operated outside their anointing – Prophetess
and Priest and made themselves Moses’ judge.
2. They challenged Moses’ authority to hear God based on his marriage to the Ethiopian women
3. God will not allow rebellion to remain His presence is lifted, the rebellion is judged and ministry is halted
4. When confession of sin is made and intercession on behalf of the rebellion God restores His anointing and presence
Numbers16: 1- 50
1. They were seeking to walk outside their anointing – They were ministers of the Tabernacle and they sought to operate as priests
2. They challenged the established authority using numbers and influence
3. They murmured against God and became openly defiant. Insighting the people with deception.
