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We should look at the teaching in the Bible. The Lord Jesus left us "a model so that you may follow in His steps" (1 Pet. 2:21). The Lord is our example in everything. We will not go wrong if we follow Him in respect to our relationship to politics. Was the Lord Jesus a politician? Did He pay attention to the politics of His country? Did He ever represent the voice of the people to criticize the officers of Palestine? Did He ever rebuke the political oppressors on behalf of the politically oppressed? Did He ever rally any political power around Him? Please read Luke 12:14; 13:1-3; Matthew 17:24; 22:21.
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I agree, the Lord Jesus was our model, and He was never a politician. He surely did, however, pay attention to the leaders of Israel. Remember our Lord was not sent to Rome or Greece or Egypt, He came to Israel as the prophets have told us. And Jesus did indeed publicly chastise the Jewish leaders for oppressing the children of God! Go read about how He rebuked the Pharisees and scribes. He shamed the Sanhedrin, the political leaders of the day, telling them "woe to you ..."
Jesus came as the Lamb of God to redeem God's people. There are lots of things He did and did not do. Jesus was not an Architect. He cared little for Herod's gorgeous temple, even prophesying that no stone would remain on another. Does this mean that no Christian should be an Architect?
What about a bazillion other professions? Jesus was silent on them all, especially computers and smart phones. Hear ye, hear ye, all you backsliding Christians! Come out of her My people! And throw all your computers and smart phones in the fire! And be faithful to follow Jesus the carpenter!
In my neighborhood there are lots of nice houses going up all around, and the Amish do the rough carpentry on them all. According to Nee's hermeneutic, all of us Christians should be carpenters like Jesus, just like the Amish are. (
And, btw, the Amish don't pay taxes either!)