Adversaries We Leave Behind

I Kings 11:23 God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24 And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus. 25 He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing harm as Hadad did. And he loathed Israel and reigned over Syria. 26 Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king. 

The repeated phrase of this chapter is "God raised up as an adversary" to Solomon.  Why would God do such a thing? We have seen the gradual progressing, which culminates in the beginning of this chapter: 9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice 10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord commanded. Solomon had a heart that turned away from God.  Because of that, God allowed these surrounding kings and warriors to oppose him.  The ultimate enemy was the once listed last in the passage above. Jeroboam was no outsider; he became the enemy from within who would bring a revolution after Solomon died. Who have you made an adversary of that those after you will have to deal with?