What a sad note concerning those Israelites who continually were attracted by pagan idols and practices...“In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.”

Does this sound like our world today? Everyone does as everyone wants. So much emphasis today is on what feels good, it seems to be all about self-gratification.

The Danites, from the tribe of Dan (one of the 12 tribes of Israel) hadn’t yet claimed the inheritance that God promised them. They took Laish and renamed it Dan. There they set up idols. This among other things is why the tribe of Dan is excluded from the 144,000 listed in Revelation.

Did you ever wonder what happened to Moses’ descendants? Some apparently didn’t do so well. One of his descendants fell in with the tribe of Dan and continued to use idols.

Micah installed a young Levite as priest and offered him ten shekels of silver a year, food, clothing, and shelter in exchange for acting as priest for him, in a shrine that included an ephod and some idols. Micah rationalized installing this Levite as priest saying,"Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest."  

The man, Micah plays an infamous role in today's reading. He compromised and perverted true worship of God. Through his leading, the rest of the tribe practiced idolatry. The Power of One truly is illustrated in this story. Micah led the people away from God. As individual Believers today, we too have the Power of One, the power to lead people to God and not away from Him. It should be easy for us. After all, we have the Power of the Holy Spirit with us!