I'm not in favor of this turn of events, mind you. We are simply replaying an old story.
God chose a people to be his special people, on provision that they have a rule of law that he designed for their flourishing. They agreed. He dwelt among them for a time.
But they soon tired of holding the law in their hearts and following it.
First they demanded judges, because they disputed the law when two parties each wanted their own way; then kings, since their relatives and friends joined their fights when they didn't like the judges' rulings. They wanted strong men to put others in jail...
And so it goes.
Even today the Give us a king to rule over us, then we will do all that you say attitude is alive and well.