Consumer Religion and Compromised Leadership | Judges 18

What if your faith slowly turned into a product—and you didn’t even notice? SUMMARY: Judges 18 exposes what happens when people treat faith like a product and leaders chase approval instead of obedience. The tribe of Dan wanted convenience, the Levite wanted influence, and both compromised God’s truth to get what they wanted. The result looked successful—but was spiritually empty, leaving a warning for churches and leaders today. REFLECTION & SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. Where have I treated faith like a product instead of surrendering to God as Lord? 2. What comforts or preferences tempt me to compromise truth? 3. How does church shopping shape my expectations of God? 4. Why is popularity such a powerful temptation for leaders? 5. Who am I listening to—and why do I trust them? 6. Where have I confused encouragement with idolatry? 7. How can leaders lovingly resist people-pleasing? 8. What does faithfulness look like when it costs something? 9. Which “community” am I actively building with my choices? 10. What’s one step I can take this week to put truth before comfort? Read more about PROJECT23 👉🏼 https://beresolute.org/project23/ Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTXiJbuAVrF2hTJgnYK5qw/join Check out all Vince Miller's videos and audios for small groups at https://beresolute.org/ Get Vince's most widely read resource, The Daily Devotional, at https://beresolute.org/mdd Check out more ALL IN products like the one Vince is wearing at: https://beresolute.org/product-category/all-in-hats/ Connect with Vince socially: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/millervince INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vinceleemiller LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincemiller TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vinceleemiller