1 Kings 12:25-27

Jeroboam's Despondency.

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Jeroboam's ambition was to be a king, and God gave him his desire. This was to punish Solomon and his house for their apostasy, and the men of Israel who had been led away in it. The sequel proved that the ambition of Jeroboam also brought its punishment, for he soon found his throne the reverse of a comfortable seat.

I. HIS FAITH IN HIS PEOPLE WAS SHAKEN .

1 . They seem to have become resistive under his rule .

2 . He therefore became gloomily apprehensive .

II. HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO TRUST IN GOD .

1 . Had he no assurance in the words of Ahijah?

2 . But he was moved by ambition feather than piety .