With this money be sure to buy bulls, rams and male lambs, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and sacrifice them on the altar of the temple of your God in Jerusalem. Ezra 7:17

            Back then, yes, because if the king said to do so, it was done.  The king determined where the people would focus spiritually.  Today it’s more complicated with so many religions and a powerful atheist movement on the rise.  However, it’s clear that any nation who follows biblical principles and recognizes God as their leader succeeds.