# 208. Success Without Surrender

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Podcast: [Wise Counsel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wise-counsel-7060777)
Published: 2026-03-16T11:25:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robertsmithsound3/episodes/208--Success-Without-Surrender-e3g003o
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## Resource

In this episode of Wise Counsel, Robert Smith explores Deuteronomy 17:16–17, where God instructs Israel’s kings not to multiply horses, wives, or gold. At first glance, it seems like a strange, even arbitrary, rule—but scholars like Tremper Longman III and Michael S. Heiser show that these limits reveal profound truths about leadership, humility, and dependence on God. Today, we’ll uncover how these ancient warnings speak to modern ambition, status, and success, helping us ask: Can we achieve without surrendering, or build without being consumed?

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