But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: but we will have a king over us,
"That we also may be like all the nations"  (1 Samuel 8:20).  How natural it is for people to SUPPOSE that what seems to be "successful" in the world of unbelievers would also be helpful among the people of God. Willis believed that the principal sin of Israel was precisely in this matter of their wanting to be like the nations around them.[9] Of course, this also was sin on the part of Israel.