Solomon was a leader; he took risks by not following God's law. One example is marriages were
allowed between different races but could not be between other faiths (Merida et al., 2015).
Solomon did not follow that law, and not only were there consequences for him but also for his
future generations. "The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, 'You must not marry
them, because they will turn your hearts to their god's'" (New Living Translation, 2021, 1 Kings
11:2). He then formed an alliance with Egypt, which was not something God wanted. Then
Solomon went on to build a temple, and, at that time, it was not God's will for that. The only
thing God wanted was Solomon's obedience. These are a few of the ways Solomon decided to
follow his own desires rather than what God wanted and asked. When leaders turn to corruption,
they are not following the laws of the institution they are under; they are considered unfit leaders
(Asquer et al., 2019). A study showed that women have a very low tolerance for corruption
(Afridi et al., 2017). Solomon decided to risk over and over following what God wanted for him
and his family.
References
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Response 1
Loretta Speller
Loretta, I enjoyed reading your post. Your thoughts on what everyday risks and what
spiritual risks were very different from each other. I think that they both could be the same.
When we look at the everyday risks you wrote about how a deviation from a plan, I can see how
that can translate into spiritual risk. If we pray about a plan and feel confident that it is the one
God wants for us and then deviate from it, it becomes a spiritual risk. That, in turn, can come
with negative consequences. When I read your thoughts on spiritual risk, I can see how that can
translate to everyday risks in our work lives. We can take some risks that will diminish our
relationship in the workplace. This can hinder our progress in the workplace. Your other risks
listed can also affect us in the workplace, like addictions and behaviors.
One thing we need to make sure we are in not board in our work life and in our spiritual
life. When bored, we are more likely to take unnecessary and hazardous risks in life (Kılıç et al.,
2019). We need to stay connected to God in prayer and stay connected to our work. To stay
connected to our work, we want to ensure we are in a job we love.
Reference
Kılıç, A., Tilburg, W. A. P., & Igou, E. R. (2019). Risk‐taking increases under boredom.9Journal
of Behavioral Decision Making,933(3), 257–269. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.21609
IGNORE BELOW
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Group.9
(Merida et al., 2015)
Hagen, B. W. (2018).9Problem, Risk, and Opportunity Enterprise Management. Probabilistic
Publishing.9
(Hagen, 2018)
Wright, L. (2017).9People, risk, and security: How to prevent your greatest asset from becoming
your greatest liability. Palgrave Macmillan.9
(Wright, 2017)
