An excerpt from Chapter 9 in David Orton's book,
"Snakes in the Temple: Unmasking Idolatry in Today's Church" 

Part 5 of 6

by David Orton

WHAT IS GOD’S RESPONSE

TO HUMAN GOVERNMENT IN THE CHURCH?

As we have seen, just as Israel rejected God as king in their rejection of the prophet Samuel, the church rejected Christ as king when the office of bishop (the senior pastor) superseded the apostles and elders.