II Chronicles 26-27

"Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful" (26:18). King Uzziah had become strong; "his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly" (v16). Only the priests were allowed to burn incense in the Temple, but King Uzziah felt invincible. While he was in the Temple "with a censer in his hand," 80 priests confronted him. King Uzziah had an army, but the priests belonged to God. Uzziah was struck with leprosy.

Without humility, we cannot approach God. However, when we acknowledge Him as Lord, His power works in us and for us.