2Ch 11:1, Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled from the house of Judah and Benjamin ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND CHOSEN MEN WHO WERE WARRIORS, to fight against Israel, that he might RESTORE THE KINGDOM to Rehoboam.
Rehoboam was preparing for a civil war
2Ch 11:2,4, BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO SHEMAIAH THE MAN OF GOD, saying, … ‘THUS SAYS THE LORD: “YOU SHALL NOT GO UP OR FIGHT AGAINST YOUR BRETHREN! Let every man return to his house, FOR THIS THING IS FROM ME.” ‘ ” Therefore they obeyed the words of the LORD, and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.
One man armed with the Word of GOD stopped an army of 180,000 men from going to war! We are also armed with the powerful WORD of GOD to do HIS work and proclaim HIS Name!
Heb 4:12, FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS LIVING AND POWERFUL, AND SHARPER THAN ANY TWO-EDGED SWORD, …
The king of the North, Jeroboam was scared that his people would worship in Jerusalem; so he setup his own idols in the high places saying 1KINGS 12:28, “HERE ARE YOUR GODS, O ISRAEL, WHICH BROUGHT YOU UP FROM THE LAND OF EGYPT”!
2Ch 11:15, Then he appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the demons, and the calf idols which he had made.
When someone worships an image or idol they are actually worshipping demons!
1Co 10:20, Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice THEY SACRIFICE TO DEMONS AND NOT TO GOD…
ONE MAN ARMED WITH THE WORD OF GOD CAN CHANGE A NATION, BUT A FOOL WOULD WORSHIP THE WORK OF MEN’S HANDS! PSALM 115:4-8!