As fathers, in the attempt to give our families the" best"  we sometimes make decisions that seriously damage them. This was Lot. We see a progression of error.

It starts with a look (Gen.13:10). He saw Sodom. It reminded him of Egypt where he got rich. Egypt stands for the world in Scripture. Then he chose for himself, verse 11, knowing the area was full of the worst kind of sinning, verses 12-13. At first he moves into the suburbs. By 14:12 he lives inside the city. In 19:1 he's sitting at the city gate. That means he is a city official in some capacity. He has been sucked in and now is a part of it.
Two angels are sent to warn him to take his family and flee. But 19:16 says he hesitated. His soul was so enmeshed and entangled in this wicked place he didn't want to leave with destruction hanging over his head! The angels had to drag them out. The angels warn them not to look back. Lot's wife did and became a pillar of salt.

Jesus said, "remember Lot's wife." Their story is instructive to us who live in a wealthy, materialistic country. Are we putting the material above the spiritual?