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And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”
(1 Samuel 8:22 ESV)
God, Samuel, and the people of Israel have been involved in this three-way conversation about their desire for a King.  They brought their request to Samuel. He took it to God.  God gave them all the reasons NOT to want a King.  Samuel told them in detail.  They kept on persisting and pestering Samuel. Samuel goes to God and tells Him all about hit.  God now tells Samuel to go ahead and give them what they want.  Those, however, are not the words recorded for Samuel's response.  He says: "Go home; God has given you what you want; He's done arguing with you. We're done here"  There is no turning back.  When we continue to go against God's wisdom, word and will long enough, He will let us reap the rewards of that disobedience.  How have we learned that lesson the hard way?