1st Chronicles 28:4 gives us a little peek into
the recesses of David's heart. Clearly, he felt God's favor; God's smile; God's
pleasure. And, he was discernibly touched by the fact that God in mercy and
grace had particularly chosen to bless him.
"Of all my older brothers," he told the aristocrats, bureaucrats,
captains and oligarchs whom he had assembled, "...of all of the men in
Israel, in Judah and in the house of Jesse... God picked me! God liked
me!" It was a statement indicative of David's continual worship, humility
and sincere amazement that his life
had been SO blessed by God.
Now, as much as God liked David, He still wasn't willing to
just give him anything he wanted. Again, all Dave wanted to build a temple, yet
God refused to allow that. So, David did the next best thing. And, in doing
that, he prepared his heir apparent (and all of Israel, really) for the
wonderful task of temple construction. David even handed him the blueprint
showing exactly what had to be done and how to do it (the blueprint, which,
incidentally, GOD had given to David - see I Chronicles 28:12 & 19). All
Solomon had to do was trust God... and carry out the plan.
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