The people who followed after Alma want him to be their king but he refuses. Only a just man should be a king or problems follow. I think the same is true for us. Only a just man should lead our country or it creates problems. A just man will be a servant of the people, an unjust man will serve his own desires.
How frustrating for Alma and his people. They flee King Noah. They flee from the Lamanites and now the priests of King Noah have joined the Lamanites and Amulon, one of King Noah's priests, rules over Alma and his people. Alma must feel like they are right back where they started.
This chapter reaffirms that the Lord always establishes a righteous leader, gives him authority and through that leader, others receive authority. There is always order and organization in the Lord's priesthood. It would be chaos if it were done in any other way. If people were allowed to take authority to themselves, the church would be full of unrighteous men using authority for self gain and power. Because men all have weaknesses, there will be those who misuse the Lord's authority but I have always felt that the vast majority of priesthood leaders in the church are good men who only want to do what is right. There are always a few who try us from time to time, but most men have good hearts and good intentions.
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