What is Just?

"Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, 'I will be king.' So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. (His father had never rebuked him by asking, 'Why do you behave as you do?' He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)" 1 Kings 1:5-6

I wanted to start this post off with a verse in 1 Kings. The backdrop of the passage is with King David's passing age and the search for the successor to the throne. As with a lot of history, the next in line is usually the older of the sons. In all historical sense, Adonijah's act of kingship is nothing to be troubled about. 

Then, there is this passage in Matthew 18.

"And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. Then his master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt." Matthew 18:27-34

What connection do these two passages have in common? It is desire for what is deemed just in our standards. Adonijah found it right that he became the next king. The servant found it right for him to get his money back from his fellow servant. How does the story end though? Solomon becomes king, and the servant is put in jail. 

The message was that as Christians, we shall not demand what is "due" us. We have no rights, no justice, not comfort here in this society, this world. All we have for heritage should be God, and God alone.