2 Chronicles 16:7-8 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa the king of Judah, and said to him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of Syria escaped out of thine hand. Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet because thou thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand.
Asa king of Judah had made an alliance with Benhadad king of Syria to help him in his battle with Baasha king of Israel. With Syria’s assistance Judah recovered the cities Baasha had taken. This happened just after the Lord defeated the huge army of the Ethiopians. Then Hanani the seer told Asa that he relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord. Thus the enemy army of Syria escaped.
Asa’s response to the threat from Israel was to rely on man for help and not rely on the Lord. This unbelief was regarded as evil because he had just relied on the Lord for victory over the huge army of the Ethiopians, and God delivered him. How could such a thing happen that he turned to man instead of God for help? The issue turned on the question of whom you will rely on.
This question is a real one for our daily lives: on whom are we relying for our everyday problems? While we need the help of people to resolve issues, to whom are we really looking for every good behind that? We trust in the Lord, for all good comes from Him even though He may serve us through humans. We respond by thanking God for everything, and so we live our lives in daily awareness of the Lord.