A good leader serves the will of the people, right? Well, maybe not. While we might think such a leader sounds nice, it would be far better for a leader to serve the will of God.
In 2 Samuel 21, Israel faced a famine because King Saul had slain some of the Gibeonites years earlier. Israel had sworn to spare Gibeon, but Saul didn’t abide by the truce. Why? The Bible says, “Saul had sought to strike [the Gibeonites] down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.” Saul should have been more zealous about serving God than pleasing the people. Had he done so, not only could he have pleased God, but he would have been a better ruler for the people! Instead, his actions ended up harming the nation.
The best leaders are those who serve God first and foremost, not those who try to serve the whims of the masses.