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DAVID’S PROPOSAL TO BUILD GOD’S HOUSE (I)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
2 Samuel 7

1 Chronicles 17:1-2

 

“Do all that is in thine heart;

for God is with thee.”

 

DAVID’S PROPOSAL TO BUILD GOD’S HOUSE (I)
 
David was always ready to do what pleases God. When he had settled as king, he also wanted to put in order the worship of God in the nation as it was under Moses. He brought the Ark of the Covenant into the designated place in the City of David. Since their settlement was permanent in the Promised Land, they were now living in houses and not in tents. It came to David’s mind also that, instead of a tabernacle, he should build a house of the Lord for worship. He shared this idea with a prophet of God and the answer from the Lord was that David was not to build Him a house, but his seed after him would build it. The Lord also promised him an eternal house. David was grateful and he made his supplications to the Lord in grateful worship. Here is the story.
 
David sat in his house and noted that God had given him rest from all his enemies. He was now a powerful king and had a house fit for his status. He could recall the times when he had to run away from his home and hide in the desert caves. He was then living day by day but he trusted the Lord to protect him. He had used every means he could think of to overcome dangers. He relied mainly on the promises of the Lord that He was with him. His primary concern then was for his life. He had that bad experience but he soldiered on with hope.
 
The king was now living in a house of cedar, without any immediate danger, but he wanted to do something good for the Lord in appreciation of His protection. He knew that Israel started their formal worship of God under Moses when they came out of Egypt. During that period of forty years, the place of worship was the tabernacle, a tent structure that could be taken apart and moved as the people of God went on their journey. David then desired a permanent structure of worship.
 
He shared his idea of building a house for the Lord with Nathan the prophet. Nathan was agreeable and told him to do what was in his heart.
 
THOUGHT: A good deed comes out of a good heart.
PRAYER: Father, may I have thoughts of how to improve my service for Thee.

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