Judges 18:27 And they took the things which Micah made and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
The story continues to show the depravity to which Israel sank in the days of the Judges when there was no godly leadership. Some people from the tribe of Dan set off to find a better land to settle. On the way they came across Micah with his man-made gods and personal priest. They took the things Micah made and his priest, and went on to the far north of the land, to Laish, to burn the city and settle there.
The rebuilt city was renamed Dan. The Danite’s carried Micah’s false idol gods and false priest with them, and conquered under the banner of a false religion, rejecting the Lord and His worship. Later, in the divided Northern Kingdom of Israel, King Jereboam set up a competing worship center there, so that the ten rebellious tribes would not have to go to Jerusalem in Judah to worship.
This was an unauthorized and godless aggression on Dan’s part. They followed a false religion to do an evil thing. Again, rejecting the worship of the one true God in order to do what seems right in their own eyes leads to disaster. Such a lesson can be learned by God’s people: do what is right in God’s eyes and enjoy the subsequent blessing. Believe in Jesus, who got it right, for us.