For those of us who don't immediately get the reference, is that Start Trek or Thanos of the MCU (Marvel Comics Universe)?

In the Old Testament of the Bible, God didn't want to ordain a king. The Israelites whined and complained that they wanted a king like every other people. God picked Saul and warned them having a king was a bad idea that they would come to regret. Paraphrasing, but that's the general gist. Book of First Samuel, chapters 8-12.