Does Sarah Palin Present a Dilemma for Complementarians? Part 4

As the dialogue continues about Governor Sarah Palin, it seems increasingly clear how God is using this discussion to build up the church.  One perceptive egalitarian friend eloquently captured this thought:

Personally, I am thankful for the discussion I hear all over the place, amongst my friends, family, and community members, as well as in the blogosphere. Underlying currents of belief are being forced into the open, and we all have to deal with our own culturally- derived, personally-derived and Biblically derived presuppositions--- more often, a messy mix of all three--- and examine them carefully in the light of day and in the flesh and blood realities of life on planet earth.

Another friend wrote in with another dilemma presented by this situation:

I'm honestly struggling with the Sarah Palin thing.  If I was counseling a woman who had young children (one with special needs) and a daughter who was pregnant, I would not encourage her to go take a job that would pull her away from her family and diminish her role as a wife and mother.  Actually I would not encourage a man to take a new, more demanding job under the circumstances.  I don't think my dilemma has to do with being a complementarian, but with wisdom according to Titus 2 and Proverbs 31.

I feel the weight of these questions and agree that this discussion would be more straightforward if the vice presidential nominee were a sage-like woman in her sixties with no children at home.  Nevertheless, we are forced to think clearly and biblically once again.

The key point to this discussion, however, is to focus on the actual question being presented to voters in the United States.  Whether or not it is wise to run for public office in this situation is a question for Sarah Palin, her husband, and her pastor before God.  

Christian voters are only presented with the question of who is likely to rule the country in a way that is just and most consistent with the Word of God. I don't believe that voters will be complicit in tempting her to work outside the home, since this decision apparently has already been made.  In essence, it was made when she became governor of the state of Alaska.

Let me be clear: I am not arguing that this was a wise choice, only that it conceivably could be a godly decision and that it would not  necessarily be wrong to vote for Governor Palin.   At this point, no  one is asking voters whether or not this was wise, but which candidate will rule most consistently with biblical values. While specific cases appear to be biblically permissible, we must always keep in mind that humble male leadership has been the clear norm throughout the Bible and history.