2 Chronicles 31:20-21 And thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered,
King Hezekiah’s remarkable reforms included doing the good and the right, restoring proper temple worship, keeping the law, and seeking God with all his heart. The result of his faithfulness was prosperity. He did not seek God in order to prosper, but he prospered because he sought God wholeheartedly and put Him first. Hezekiah’s single-minded devotion to the Lord led him to do many good and right things which resulted in prosperity and blessing, just as God promises.
So Jesus promises us: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” Hezekiah’s model of leadership and influence is a good one for the believer in Christ to follow. We respond to the gospel by putting the goodness and mercy of Christ always in our mind that we might, by the power of the Spirit, say and do the things that please God. Psalm 1 says that that man will be blessed and “in all that he does, he prospers.”
Life is good when we “take every thought captive to obey Christ.” Our example and influence also affects the world in which we live, as salt and light.