Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Concept #2

unquestionable control over his domain. This goes back to a king’s sovereign authority. A king is sovereign by right of birth, but he is also sovereign by right of ownership. The fact of a king’s sole ownership of his domain carries a cou ple of significant implications that are easily lost by people who have grown up in a democracy. First, and rather obvious, is that if the king owns everything, then no one in the kingdom owns anything. In a true kingdom, there is no such thing as private property ownership. Kingdom citizens are stewards, not owners . They may occupy the land; farm it; mine its minerals, ores, and precious gems; build hous es and places of business on it; and carry on all the other normal activities of human communities; but they do all of these only by the king’s permission and good pleasure. Ultimately, everything belongs to him. Second, if the king owns everything, he can give anything to any one at any time according to his own sovereign choice. In a democ racy, if the prime minister or the president gives you property as a personal favor, it is called corruption. But if a king gives you proper ty, it is called royal favor. And no one can question it or protest it because as owner, it is his prerogative to do as he pleases. Not only does a king possess the authority to distribute his property anytime, anywhere, to anyone, as much as he wishes, but he also can switch his property from one person to another. He can take something from one person and give it to you, or he can take something from you and give it to somebody else. Because a king’s dominion is so closely tied to territory, his wealth is measured by the size and richness of his domain. That is why kings always want to expand their kingdom; they seek to increase their wealth. Think about the British, French, and Spanish kingdoms of the last several hundred years. The kings of those realms dispatched ships and established colonies all over the world. Why? Because they wanted to enlarge the borders and fill the coffers of their kingdoms. The larger and richer their domain, the greater their reputation and glory.

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