[OldGoatCPO]

Daniel is an amazing book. Written long after the exile but still very insightful. I would refer you to the book of Samuel and God's resistance to their being a King over the Jews. God did not approve of kings and nearly destroyed Jerusalem because of Saul, only staying the Angel’s hand at the last moment.

God has no need for Kings and politicians, governments or men's laws. He gave man the gift of light, but man has always left God frustrated by our ungratefulness and arrogance.

[HKMk23]

One can only be frustrated if one’s results differ from one’s expectations.

God is never frustrated. God is never surprised. God was not blindsided in the Garden of Eden. He was not caught flat-footed at Gethsemane. He knew His Upper Room demonstration with the towel and basin would be rebuffed by Pilate’s own call for a towel and basin. God continues to give us one hopeful chance after another to choose the right, but I assure you He entertains no illusions about our proclivities, and is never at a loss over our repeated failures.

[dandiegirl]

Daniel 5:21. Last part of verse 21

[blackpacific]

God doesn’t need government, nor does He need religion.

But we do.

We need good laws, good constitutions, good governance for the sake of establishing the just condition, which is the prerequisite for peace and the life of virtue, which is the basis for true happiness.

And we need true religion as a guide on our journey to our heavenly home. A city seated on a mountain that cannot be hid.
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“God has no need for Kings and politicians, governments or men’s laws.”