42 . . . rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them . . . Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:42-45 (ESV); Gal 5:26
9 Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 1 Chronicles 22:9 (ESV)
1. The steps of a usurper
a. The thoughts of a usurper
5 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself . . . 1 Kings 1:5 (ESV)
b. The words of a usurper
5 . . . saying, “I will be king.” . . . . 1 Kings 1:5 (ESV)
c. The actions of a usurper
5 . . . he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kings 1:5 (ESV)
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God . . . 1 Peter 5:6 (ESV)
3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 (ESV)
12 Man in his pomp will not remain . . . Psalm 49:12 (ESV)
9 . . . Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 3 John 1:9 (ESV)
2. The self-perception of a usurper
a. The lack of discipline in a usurper
6 His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so? . . . 1 Kings 1:6 (ESV)
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Proverbs 29:15; 17 (ESV)
b. The appearance and a usurper
6 . . . He was also a very handsome man . . . 1 Kings 1:6 (ESV)
c. The privilege of a usurper
6 . . . and he was born next after Absalom. 1 Kings 1:6 (ESV)
3. The manipulation of a usurper
a. Recruiting support outside correct protocol
7 He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him. 1 Kings 1:7 (ESV); 1 Samuel 2:33
b. Ignoring appropriate leadership
8 But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David’s mighty men were not with Adonijah. 1 Kings 1:8; 2 Samuel 23:22-23.
c. Making a move and forcing others to confront
9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Serpent’s Stone, which is beside En-rogel, and he invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah, 10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother. 1 Kings 1:9-10 (ESV)
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Prov 13:20 (ESV)