Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the Most-High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whosoever he will, and sets up over it the basest of men.
It is not every time that God will select a wise ruler or king to fulfill His purposes. Sometimes He might need a knucklehead to fill a specific slot, so that His good will would materialize. Pharaoh of Egypt, in the days of Moses was basically a stupid man, but that’s the exact person God was looking for to fill that specific slot.
[Prophets & Kings pp 499] In the annals of human history, the growth of nations, the rise and fall of empires, appear as if dependent on the will and prowess of man; the shaping of events seems, to a great degree, to be determined by his power, ambition, or caprice. But in the word of God the curtain is drawn aside, and we behold, above, behind, and through all the play and counterplay of human interest and power and passions, the agencies of the All-merciful One, silently, patiently working out the counsels of His own will.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 694] All earthly powers are under the control of the Infinite One. To the mightiest ruler, to the most-cruel oppressor He says, “Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further.” Job 38:11. God’s power is constantly exercised to counteract the agencies of evil; He is ever at work among men, not for their destruction, but for their correction and preservation.
Psalms 75:5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he puts down one, and sets up another.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!