There is a kind of evil that is not very bad and not very good, not too terribly rebellious yet not hungry for righteousness, a stance that drifts toward idolatry and hastily retreats at the threat of judgment. What it lacks is David's heart, the heart of a man who, despite failures, sets himself to pursue God with passion and delight. The final verdict on Rehoboam's reign explains the problem, 'He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord' (12:14).
It is the kind of attitude that isn't necessarily opposed to God, but neither does He delight in God. He finds ritualistic worship acceptable, but is unmoved by transformational worship. Read the Word of God? Okay. Just don't take it too seriously. This is a place of danger not only for the unbeliever, but for the believer too. It is possible not only for the unregenerate to be uncaring about life with God, but the same is also possible for regenerated believers. Wise is the man who heads the warnings that come from the lives of men like Rehoboam.
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