1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 22
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David procures a superabundance of materials for the
temple’s construction. He exhorts both Solomon and
the nation’s leaders to follow Moses’ law and to build
the temple with aplomb.
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David sets aside a superabundance of materials for
his son Solomon: “Much iron for nails for the doors of
the gates and for clasps did David lay aside, and so
much copper it could not be weighed, and cedar logs
without number — for the Sidonians and the Tyrians
brought many cedar logs to David.” (vv. 3-4)
III. Important Verses
vv. 1-2, 5: David said, “Here will be the House of the
LORD and here the altar of burnt offerings for Israel.”
David gave orders to assemble the aliens living in the
land of Israel, and assigned them to be hewers, to
quarry and dress stones for building the House of
God… For David thought, “My son Solomon is an
untried youth, and the House to be built for the LORD
is to be made exceedingly great to win fame and
glory throughout all the lands; let me then lay aside
material for him.” So David laid aside much material
before he died.
vv. 7-8: David said to Solomon, “My son, I wanted to
build a House for the name of the LORD my God. But
the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘You have
shed much blood and fought great battles; you shall
not build a House for My name for you have shed
much blood on the earth in My sight.
vv. 11-13: Now, my son, may the LORD be with you,
and may you succeed in building the House of the
LORD your God as He promised you would. Only let
God give you sense and understanding and put you in
charge of Israel and the observance of the Teaching
of the LORD your God. Then you shall succeed, if you
observantly carry out the laws and the rules that the
LORD charged Moses to lay upon Israel. Be strong
and of good courage; do not be afraid or dismayed.
David has one big desire. He wants his people to
worship and meet God in the temple and sense
God's presence with them. For this he is preparing
everything. Stones are prepared, iron , wood and
gold are bought in amounts that can hardly be
counted. This project is on David‘s heart. Reading
the chapter you can really see that he is 100% into
it. He is not struggling with God's declaration that
he himself cannot build the temple. He makes the
best of it and he prepares as much as he can. It’s
not a one time gift. It’s not giving so that people
can see. It’s not giving to receive the glory-- "Look
what David has built,“ no, it’s giving as Jesus talks
about giving. Your left hand does not know what
your right hand gave. This temple will be known as
the temple of Solomon.
What about us? Where is our heart? What is the
motivation for our giving? How do we cheerfully let
others get the credit and honor? How do we
prepare our wills to be a blessing after our death?
These questions may require repentance, a
complete reversal of the direction of our lives and
lifestyle. May we learn to give freely and support
the work of God on earth.
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