Scripture:

Judges 21:25

25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

"In those days there was no king in Israel."  300 years later, the Lord would tell Samuel that when Israel asked for a King, "they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me."  I think it is important that we understand the context of this verse.   There are two things here: first, that they had rejected the Lord as their King, and the second thing is that they had become self-reliant, thinking that they did not need the Lord.

Things always go wrong when we start thinking we don't need God.   This is why, when things are good, we have to guard our relationship with God, because we begin to think we don't need Him. Always be concerned when you begin to do what is right in your own eyes, instead of seeking the Lord's direction for your life.  Proverbs says that it ends badly, and it always did for Israel.

"There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death"  ~Proverbs 14:12

To seek the Lord, His leadership, to look at the book of Judges as a reminder that when things get good, don't lose our dependence on the Lord, rely on Him, trust in Him, be God-Reliant instead of Self-Reliant.   Keep God at the center of your life, and life will be better.

Lord, may we always keep you as the King of our lives, that we would not lose sight of your presence in our lives, when things get good, we would not grow distant from you, we would not think life is good I don't need Him, but they we would always be desperate for your presence, seeking you in all that we are and do, in Jesus' name, Amen!