1 Kings 14:9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back.
Jeroboam’s wife had gone in disguise to the prophet Ahijah to ask for the healing of their son. But Ahijah was told by the Lord that it was Jeroboam’s wife, and He had some harsh prophetic words to tell her. He prophesied, “God gave the kingdom to Jeroboam away from the house of David, but he has not been as David who followed Him with all his heart. Instead, he has done evil, made other gods, and cast the Lord behind his back. Therefore, God will bring evil (disaster) upon the house of Jeroboam.” Which is what happened.
In addition to the fall of his dynasty, and several other dynasties of the Northern Kingdom, the entire kingdom was destroyed in 722 BC, never to be found. Disaster happened because the kings and the kingdom did evil and made other gods. The kings of Israel walked in the sins of Jeroboam, while a few of the kings of Judah walked in the way of David, a man after God’s heart. The leaders were compared to these two men.
The Lord made us a royal priesthood, a spiritual kingdom. We may respond either by casting God behind our back or by following Him with our whole heart. Jesus has come to make us like David, not Jeroboam. Our Lord rules the kingdom within, not self, Sin, Satan, or another god. Faith in Christ does not ignore God.