The One Year Bible - Day 130

I wonder what parallels we can draw between 1 Samuel 8 and the modern day church. The original plan was that the people of Israel had people who told them what God said and they followed it. To be led into a decision was to enquire of the Lord. The people wanted a king however and this is what God gave them.

The same thing could be said of the vicar/pastor/leader model of church where you have a single person with ultimate say in issues, not necessarily that they make these decisions alone but that you have a single figurehead to "follow". Of course it makes many things easier since it is simply a case of, if you don't agree, go somewhere else whereas the kingdom of God should be about deciding what is right and pursuing that in prayer and ultimately agreement.