Two Cons 1 Kings 12:25-30 His great concern for the travel hardships on the people led him to set up Dan and Bethel as worship sites. Out of convenience

Two Cons1 Kings 12:25-30

Jeroboam has been used as an example for many lessons. His actions give us much think about and consider. His legacy is a dire one of apostasy and

destruction.

He is a demonstration of both cons;

conviction and convenience.


His great concern for the travel hardships on the people led him to set up Dan and Bethel as worship sites.

Out of convenience for the people he established these two places for Israel to worship God.

With no conviction the mind of man runs wild.


Convenience leads us to many errors that take us further from God with the use of each convenience.

Worldly conveniences:• Join the church of your choice• Man justifies by faith only• Various methods of baptism• Use of musical instruments• Partaking of Lord’s Supper – occasional/daily• Meals in fellowship halls• Clothing drives


• Join the church of your choice

• Man justifies by faith only

• Various methods of baptism

• Use of musical instruments

• Partaking of Lord’s Supper – occasional/daily

• Meals in fellowship halls• Clothing drives

The wonderful thing about

convenience is that it does not

take any authority to institute and

engage in these things.


Convenience makes is possible to appeal to the majority on many different levels making the majority feel better about themselves.

The great thing about convenience is that it is so convenient.

It does not require any real effort but makes things possible with the least investment.


• Gen. 4:3-5 – Cain and Abel brought an offering to God.

Was Cain’s sacrifice with conviction or convenience?

• Lev. 10:1 – Nadab and Abihu offered a fire out of convenience and it was profane

Convenience allows the use of anything we deem appropriate.

Col. 3:17 – Just do it in Jesus name.-Matt. 7:21-23


Sometimes we can deem the right thing as inconvenient.

• Acts 24:25 – Felix says that what is right is not convenient

• Acts 26:28 – Agrippa was almost persuaded• John 12:42-43 – It would have been

inconvenient for the rulers to confess Christ• John 9:20-23 – the parents of the man Jesus

healed found it inconvenient to confess Jesus


Conviction on the other hand is necessary in order to do what is

right. It requires something of us. It takes strength and courage to

stand for truth. Jeroboam lacked the conviction

necessary to follow God’s commands.


• Heb. 11:4 – Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice

Conviction only comes by faith.• Gen. 5:21-24 – Enoch’s conviction was

not wavering; God took him• Josh. 24:15-18 – The children of Israel

agree with Joshua to serve God• Judges 2:7-12 – their conviction

quickly wavered


David is an example of conviction.• 1 Samuel 17 – David defeats

Goliath

Moses too is an example of conviction.

• Heb. 11:24-27 – Moses chose conviction over convenience

Convenience can lead us down the path of sin when the conveniences take us from God and

serving Him.• Rom. 12:2 –

convenient to be conformed

• Heb. 10:25 – convenient to stay at home

• 2 Tim. 2:15 – convenient to not study

• Eph. 5:19 – convenient to use instruments/let other do the singing

• 1 Cor. 11:22,34 – convenient to eat while we’re already here

• Matt. 28:19 – convenient to not say anything

• 1 Thess. 5:17 – convenient to let others do the praying

• 1 Cor. 16:1-2 – convenient not to give

• James 1:27 – convenient not to visit

• Phil. 2:12 – convenient not to work

• Matt. 10:22 – convenient not to endure

Conviction hears these passages and does them.

• Rom. 12:2 – conviction to be transformed

• Heb. 10:25 – conviction to exhort one another

• 2 Tim. 2:15 – conviction to be approved to God

• Eph. 5:19 – conviction to sing without additions

• 1 Cor. 11:22,34 – conviction to not add a work of the church that does not exist

• Matt. 28:19 – conviction to teach others

• 1 Thess. 5:17 – conviction to pray

• 1 Cor. 16:1-2 – conviction to give

• James 1:27 – conviction to visit

• Phil. 2:12 – conviction to work

• Matt. 10:22 – conviction to endure


Do you have the necessary conviction?

• 1 Cor. 15:58 – steadfast immovable always abounding

• 2 Peter 3:18 – grow in grace and knowledge

What “convenient” thing is keeping you from serving God?

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Two Cons 1 Kings 12:25-30 His great concern for the travel hardships on the people led him to set up Dan and Bethel as worship sites. Out of convenience