WHEN THE OPPOSITION IS BEING SUPERVISED BY GOD

1 IN THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM KING OF JUDAH, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 AND THE LORD GAVE JEHOIAKIM KING OF JUDAH INTO HIS HAND, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; AND HE BROUGHT THE ARTICLES INTO THE TREASURE HOUSE OF HIS god.”
Daniel 1:1,2 (NKJV)

God may permit unpalatable experiences if you disobeyed and rebelled against Him in your leadership assignment (Daniel 1:2).
Every leader should always bear in mind that he or she is given the leadership position by privilege, not by right; God can equally use another person to do whatever is being done or achieved through you. No one is indispensable in God’s sight!
God always has someone as a substitute to replace any leader or minister who rebels against the instructions given to him or her, regarding the work of the Kingdom—the assignment committed to the hand of such a person (Deuteronomy 3:23-28).

For every Moses there is always a Joshua, trained alongside or together with him, to take his place; If rebellion is discovered, and there is any need for a change or replacement (Numbers 27:18-23).
There is always a replacement of the vessel that would not cooperate with God to bring to the fulfilment whatever He [God] intended to do through him or her.
If you will no longer agree with God on that which He wanted to accomplish through your life, He may not hesitate to give your place to another person (1 Samuel 15:19,20).
Whatever God has chosen you to do or accomplish in His Kingdom on earth; such assignment is not given to you because you are the most competent and most qualified person, but because you are privileged and favoured.
If you think of yourself more highly than you ought to (Romans 12:3); that would amount to haughtiness or pride, and your place could be given to another person: "PRIDE GOES BEFORE DESTRUCTION, AND A HAUGHTY SPIRIT BEFORE A FALL" (Proverbs 16:18).
If you are appointed and given the privilege to serve in God's vineyard, minister to His people or lead in one capacity or another; then the privilege or opportunity must not be abused or wasted.

Also for every King Saul, there is always a David, that is being prepared for the replacement; If the King Saul peradventure would not do whatever said to be done (1 Samuel 15:28).
• Are you faithful in what you are assigned to do by God?
• How far have you gone about the instructions given to you by God lately?:
17 AND SAMUEL TOLD HIM [Saul], “ALTHOUGH YOU MAY THINK LITTLE OF YOURSELF, ARE YOU NOT THE LEADER OF THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL? THE LORD HAS ANOINTED YOU KING OF ISRAEL. 18 AND THE LORD SENT YOU ON A MISSION AND TOLD YOU, ‘Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.’ 19 WHY HAVEN'T YOU OBEYED THE LORD? WHY DID YOU RUSH FOR THE PLUNDER AND DO WHAT WAS EVIL IN THE LORD'S SIGHT?” (1 Samuel 15:17-19 NLT)

You should also know that after you have ascended the throne, that is, you have been exalted to higher honour, you would still need God.
God would never lift you to the level or position where you would not need Him. You will always need God, for help, support and whatever!
When you will not need God again on the earth here; it means your own presence would equally not be relevantly needed or necessary on the earth again.
Therefore, acknowledge God and honour Him in whatever level of attainment and honour you have found yourself (Proverbs 3:5,6).

4 REMAIN IN ME, AND I WILL REMAIN IN YOU. A BRANCH CAN'T PRODUCE FRUIT BY ITSELF, BUT MUST REMAIN IN THE VINE. LIKEWISE, YOU CAN'T PRODUCE FRUIT UNLESS YOU REMAIN IN ME [Jesus].
5 I AM THE VINE; YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. IF YOU REMAIN IN ME AND I IN YOU, THEN YOU WILL PRODUCE MUCH FRUIT. WITHOUT ME, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
6 IF YOU DON'T REMAIN IN ME, YOU WILL BE LIKE A BRANCH THAT IS THROWN OUT AND DRIES UP. THOSE BRANCHES ARE GATHERED UP, THROWN INTO A FIRE, AND BURNED."
John 15:4-6 (Common English Version)

Note:
God may use someone who is not as righteous as you are, to discipline you; if you rebelled or turn your back against Him.
Jehoiakim the King of Judah was given into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon, and he took him to Babylon as a captive (Danie 1:1,2).

Note: If any of what to be shared here happened to you, It means you are being chastised by God—He knows about it:
• If you are being opposed or oppressed by someone who would not usually stand up to you, not up to you in power, position, or honour. At times the person opposing or rebelling against you might be someone who used to be your subordinate or servant or trainee: "THEN SOLOMON'S SERVANT, JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT . . . ALSO REBELLED AGAINST HIM (1 Kings 11:26).
• If the opposition or oppression comes through someone who has been your age long enemy, who does not agree with you all along, but now, such thinks they have a chance to take a revenge on you: "NOW THE LORD RAISED UP AN ADVERSARY AGAINST SOLOMON, HADAD THE EDOMITE; HE WAS A DESCENDANT OF THE KING IN EDOM" (1 Kings 11:14).
• The adversary might be someone who has been pursuing a vendetta against you; "AND GOD RAISED ANOTHER ADVERSARY AGAINST HIM, Rezon the son of Eliadah, WHO HAD FLED FROM HIS LORD, HADADEZER KING OF ZOBAH (1 Kings 11:23).
Read 1 Kings 11:14-25

If you carefully considered all the adversaries raised against Solomon; they were all causatively allowed by God—in other words, God wanted it to happen, permitted the adversaries.
If such a thing happened in your life as a believer; it means God is speaking to you, and you are being chastised by Him—using the person or people who are against you as an instrument or rod of punishment (Hebrews 12:5,6).
You have been sold to the hand of such a person or people by God, to be dealt with!

Note:
• A believer, child of God, would not have been sold to the hand of whoever opposes him or her If such had not rebelled against God.
• And, If you are under any disobedience, your prayers would be made ineffective; It would be an ineffectual attempt to undo the work of the enemy [the devil and those who he uses]; and your prayers would be made to fall to the ground (1 Samuel 3:18). You would see yourself praying more but having little or no result, and those who are against you would be relentlessly undeterred.
• You would be made susceptible or vulnerable to the devil and the people who are being used against you.
• The wisdom demands that at such a time, you should stop praying against the people who posed as the oppossers; humble yourself before God and ask for His mercy—it means God is the One supervising the case, not the people who are opposing you per se (James 4:10).
• Right your wrongs, and be willing to do whatever God had earlier instructed you to do.

You will not be thrown out to be dried up in Jesus' mighty name.
Peace!