Psalm 2:1-2 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his anointed.
All people since Adam are born sinners who rebel against their Creator. We ask why they would rebel, since God is good and kind. It is a vain and useless task to rage against the Almighty Creator, but man is deceived. They dig in their heels contrary to reason. They even discuss together how to throw off the supposed shackles God places upon them. This rebellion is not only against the Father Creator, but also against the anointed Son and Savior.
It is not only politicians who rebel and rage. All of us show this sinful streak even in early childhood as we resist authority. Teenagers rebel against authority, and even adults don’t like being told what to do. Submission, humility, and dependence on God are hard lessons for humans to learn. Thus civil law enforcement is necessary to keep the peace so that we can live in a world of rebels.
The believer recognizes this streak within him and repents. He learns obedience through the things he suffers, even as Jesus as a man learned what it is like to experience obedience. He learns to submit to the will of God, knowing because of Jesus that His will is always best and for our good. As believers, we learn to accept the discipline of the Lord through the Word and the Spirit in the experiences of life.
It takes time, but we do stop raging.