"Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and princes. Because of his great ability, the king made plans to place him [Daniel] over the entire empire. Then the other administrators and princes began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling his affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize. He was faithful and honest and always responsible."
The men that devised a scheme to destroy Daniel was NOT because of his devotion to his God ..... nope .......
The real reason was:
J E A L O U S Y
And it's the same reason today why many are thrown to the lions.......