2 Chronicles 13:6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
Abijah, king of Judah, was arrayed in battle against Jeroboam, king of Israel. There he spoke to Jeroboam and his army. He said that the Lord gave the kingdom over Israel to David and his sons forever by covenant. And he told them that Jeroboam, a former servant of Solomon, has responded to God’s covenant promise by rising up and rebelling against David’s son, Solomon. This act of rebellion and splitting God’s kingdom is the same as rebelling against God and His Word. He thought he could withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hands of the sons of David. He even set up golden calves with priests to worship these idols.
Abijah believed God and His covenant promise: that as an heir of David his kingdom would endure forever, and that the future Son of David would come to earth to establish the eternal kingdom of God. But Jeroboam had disbelieved that Promise, rejected the kingdom, and rebelled against God. History shows that the Ten Tribes of Israel were scattered and lost to history, while the Kingdom of Judah, though fallen, would endure to bring the Messiah to redeem mankind and establish the kingdom of God in the hearts of believers to last forever.
Our response to God’s promised Savior and Lord is clear: worship Jesus and trust Him, or rebel against Him by continuing in sin without repentance. We confess rebellion and receive forgiveness.