Gideon was appointed by God to deliver the Israelites away from their enemy the Midianites.
His first item of business was to bust up his dad's false gods.
He had to destroy the high place before he engaged the enemy.
Isaiah 29:13 - Their reverence was tradition learned by rote - it was religion, not relationship.
This needs to be busted up today.
Before we go and defeat the enemy we need to get rid of the high places, and many times these are the very institutions we erect to represent God.