1st Samuel 8:4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
If after exposing the bare facts, a person was to still go ahead and receive the mark, God, as in times past, will respect your choice, even as you will have very deep regrets for having done so…. 1st Samuel 8:6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
1st Samuel 8:9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit. yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 11 And he said, this will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
1s Samuel 8:14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive yards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which you shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
1st Samuel 8:19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us; 22 And the Lord said to Samuel, hearken unto their voice, and make them a king.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!