READ: 2 Chronicles 26:1-15
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
2 Chronicles 26:9-10
King Uzziah was sixteen years old when he ascended the throne of Israel. He accomplished great things and he was famous for many great things that he accomplished. Uzziah did not feel that he needed to wait till he was twenty years old.
Look at the amazing things that Uzziah did. Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem. Uzziah dug many wells and built many towers in the desert. Imagine that! He was producing water in the desert. Uzziah was into farming and he had lots of farmers under him. King Uzziah had large hosts of fighting men and a large army. King Uzziah invented engines in Jerusalem, long before the Industrial Revolution started.
Napoleon also became an army officer just after his sixteenth birthday. He went to military school in Paris when he was fifteen years old. He was forced to complete the two-year course in just one year, after his father died of stomach cancer. As a teenager, Napoleon became his family’s chief source of income. He became a commissioned officer just after his sixteenth birthday. Even at the age of sixteen you can become the main breadwinner for your family. Napoleon became famous because he started his career at the age of sixteen. Just like King Uzziah, who also started his career at the age of sixteen, Napoleon accomplished great things!