I can’t think of any worse situation than to have your king
throwing spears at you...twice. Remember that when your boss chews you
out. At least he's not trying to kill
you!
David had a loyalty to Saul even though Saul tried to kill
him numerous times, either by himself or with a posse. Saul was out of mind,
yet David still stayed loyal.
Two times David had opportunities to kill Saul (while Saul
was going to the bathroom and when he was sleeping) and David did not. Why?
He respected and honored his king.
When news of Saul’s death came to the David. . .
They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the LORD and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. 2 Samuel 1:12
David understood that any leader that is in place is there
because God put them there. God had Saul anointed. God chose him.
Paul understood that sentiment when he spoke about
government in Romans 13.
This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Romans 7:1-7
Paul was saying that if you didn’t like the way government did
things, too bad. You must be subject to them.
You must submit, pay your taxes and honor and respect them.
Thankfully we live in a different government than Paul
did. Paul did not have a voice to say
who was in power. We do. So we can express our voice through a vote
every 2-4 years, but between those votes, we must submit.
And you must respect that leader and honor him/her too. God put them there. The Bible even hints here that it's sinful to
stir up dissension against that leader.
Paul said we must pray for our leaders.
I
urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and
thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that
we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This
is good, and pleases God our Savior… 1 Timothy 2:1-3
If the government is telling you to do something unbiblical
(like Nazis killing Jews) then you have a reason to not be loyal. But just
because they're ill-equipped or misguided or their views differ from yours,
doesn’t give you a reason to reject them.