We are not given the authority and assignment to directly confront principalities and chief demons. Here are a few things to consider:

1. Jesus didn’t bind principalities but destroyed their works. (1 John 3:8)
2. Jesus told disciples to go and preach the gospel, not fight territorial rulers. (Matthew 28:18-20)
3. Jesus told people to pray for Jerusalem, not bind principality over it. (Psalm 122:6)
4. Daniel didn’t fight the prince of Persia when he fasted for his people. (Daniel 10:13)
5. The recipe for regional revival is humility, repentance, and prayer, not taking trips to the second heavens. (2 Chronicles 7:14)
6. Paul’s teaching to Timothy about praying for our region didn’t include war with principalities. (1 Timothy 2:1-4)