“So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his chariot commanders: “Attack only the king of Israel! Don’t bother with anyone else.” So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. “There is the king of Israel!” they shouted. But Jehoshaphat called out, and the Lord saved him. God helped him by turning the attackers away from him. As soon as the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they stopped chasing him. An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. “I’m badly wounded!” The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died.”
2 Chronicles 18:28-34 NLT
You cannot tempt fate for one very specific reason. Fate is not a formless thing. Fate is merely a descriptor of the flow of time against the will of men. And this passage of time is actuated by the very will of God. God cannot be bested, tricked, or deceived. What he plans always trumps what men plan. It doesn’t matter if we are the prince or if we are the pauper. Neither has the sort of sway by which their will can impose the will of God. This can be especially hard for kings to understand as they are used to imposing their will upon others, but the lesson stands. It doesn’t matter who you are. Unfortunately, for men of this stature, it seems that the lesson will often have to be learned by the next generation if it is learned at all.
Nature of Fate: Fate is the unstoppable flow of time determined by God’s will, not a force that can be manipulated.
Human Powerlessness: No human, regardless of status, can alter God’s plan or control the flow of time.
Consequence of Ignorance: Those who fail to understand this often pass the lesson to the next generation.
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