2 Chronicles 11

For the Levites left their common-lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to the Lord. v.14

Read chapter 11
Israel is now split in two.  Rehoboam the leader of Judah and Jeroboam the leader of Israel (the northern tribes).  This split was from the Lord due to Solomon's apostasy and of Rehoboam's harsh arrogant leadership.  Yet it's interesting to note who follows who.  Remember Rehoboam is the grandson of David and through the line of David was the promised Messiah and someone to always be on the throne.  The three of the twelve tribes that stay with Rehoboam are Judah, Benjamin and Levi.  The majority of tribes follow Jeroboam, but that doesn't mean that was the best or right way.  The majority that followed Jeroboam turned from God and worshiped idol and created their own ways of worship as they no longer when to the temple or used the Levites as priests of the Lord.  It's interesting to note that Saul, who was David's enemy, is from the tribe of Benjamin and is one of the tribes that stays true to the house of David.  This kind of seems like how our country is going with two extremely different leaders (democrat and republican) and how the majority are going against the ways this country was founded on and so few true to following God's order (unfortunately neither one of the leaders today proclaims Christ).  Yet how can you be like the tribe of Benjamin and not just follow the ways of your father or leader but stay true to God's truth through politics and majority ways?