David and his armies were victorious against Absalom, but the loss of his son was grievous for David. Joab, the commander of the army tells David to shape up. David's actions are humiliating to the men who fought to defend his honor. Meanwhile, the rest of the Israelites are arguing with each other over who should be king and what should be done with David. The tribe of Judah accompanies David across the Jordan on his return to Jerusalem and the rest of the Israelites become jealous. This gives credence to the troublemaker Sheba.
He sounded the trumpet and shouted,
"We have no share in David,
no part in Jesse's son!
Every man to his tent, O Israel!"
So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem. - 2 Sam. 20:1-2 NIV
Nothing has changed. Nothing is settled. They have a king now, but it is no different from the days of the judges. 'In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.' - Judges 21: 25 - NIV
Nothing has changed. Nothing is settled. Nothing has changed because it is not a matter of who is in charge, what type of government they have, who the Supreme Court Justices are, or what kind of health care system they have. Nothing is settled because it is a matter of the heart. It's the one who reigns in the hearts of men that determines their destiny.
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