"Yea, I hated all my labor
which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that
shall be after me. And who knows whether
he shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet shall he have rule over all my labor wherein
I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is
also vanity." (Ecclesiastes 2:18-19)
A very successful automobile
dealership was inherited by the son of the man who had built the business
through hard work and wise decisions. It
wasn't long until the business went under because of the foolish decisions and "playboy"
attitude of the son.
In our scripture verses Solomon
knew that the time would come when he would pass from the scene and someone
would inherit all the labor of his hands. He did not know whether the heir
would be a wise man or a fool.
When Solomon died, his son,
Rehoboam inherited the kingdom and almost immediately through bad and foolish
decisions divided the kingdom, with Jeroboam taking ten tribes, becoming known
as Israel, and leaving Rehoboam with two tribes, becoming known as Judah. In time both kingdoms went into captivity
because of the Godless ways of each.
At the close of the
Constitutional Convention in September, 1787, Benjamin Franklin said in
response to a lady's question, "We have given you a republic, if you can
keep it." Are we wise stewards of that which we have inherited?
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