The first kingdom, mamleches, in the Torah is that of Nimrod – a great hunter and gibor, the first alpha predator in the world. (G. 10:10)
The second mention of mamleches is the kingdom of Avimelech (G. 20:9). Avimelech was an accumulator of wealth: silver, wives, flocks and wells.
The third mention of a mamleches is this one: we should be a kingdom of priests. (E. 19:6)
Might the use of this word contain a lesson? That there are three different qualities of kingdoms: Strength (Nimrod), Wealth (Avimelech), and Connection with G-d (Jews)?
Might the next words in the Torah, referring to a holy nation, reinforce this message? After all, is not holiness displayed with the burning bush, the sneh – the coexistence of matter and energy, the connection between the physical and spiritual worlds, the combination of man and G-d?
Might the Torah be hinting that, if we are attracted to power or wealth or goods to the extent that we are distracted from connecting to G-d, we would be more like Nimrod and Avimelech, and less of the kind of people that G-d wants us to be?