Don’t Confuse Opportunity With Obedience | Judges 18:7-10

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Our text today is Judges 18:7-10.

Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. And when they came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, “What do you report?” They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land. As soon as you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.”— Judges 18:7-10

The Danite scouts find Laish—a city that looks perfect. Peaceful. Prosperous. Secure. Everything their own land was not. And they instantly assume, “God has given it into our hands.”

But notice—there’s no record of prayer, no word from the Lord, and no evidence of obedience in the moments leading up to this. They mistake opportunity for confirmation. They see abundance and assume it’s God’s blessing. But it’s fake faith—faith built on feelings, not on truth.

This is how counterfeit obedience works. It looks spiritual, it sounds hopeful, but it’s driven by convenience and comfort, not conviction. Remember, the Danites didn’t want to fight the Amorites for the land God gave them in Joshua 19. They wanted the easy win, and this was it. Easy victories frequently lead to empty lives.

We do the same when we chase the “Laish” in front of us:

The job that pays more but pulls us from church.
The relationship that feels good but bends God’s truth.|
The comfort that whispers, “This has to be right, it’s working.”

But not everything that looks right is righteous. Sometimes what looks like God’s favor is just avoidance in disguise.

When our faith loses its fight, it starts settling for false flags. And the Danites here traded commands for the convenient conquest—and then called it compliance. Real faith does not do this. It never chases comfort; it counts on God even when the command is challenging.

ASK THIS:

1. Where have you confused convenience with God’s calling?
2. What’s your “Laish”—the easy path that tempts you to compromise?
3. Have you been mistaking peace for permission?
4. How can you return to the ground God actually called you to claim?

DO THIS:

• Identify one area where comfort has replaced conviction.
• Choose faithfulness over feelings this week—even if it costs you ease.

PRAY THIS:

Lord, forgive me for chasing comfort and calling it faith. Teach me to obey You when the way is hard and to trust You when the road isn’t easy. Give me real faith—not imitation peace. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

“Trust In God.”