11/25/2010 12:41:26 PM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Sincere consecration PT 2
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 1Chron. 29:1-25
Message of the verses: This is the second part of the main point
entitled “Sincere Consecration” and it will deal with the verses in chapter
twenty-nine of 1Chronicles.
David calls on the Lord: (1Chronicles 29:1-21). “ 1
¶ Then King David turned to the entire
assembly and said, “My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next
king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is
enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals-it is for the
LORD God himself! 2 Using every resource
at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my
God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great
quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine
stone and marble. 3 “And now, because of
my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private
treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition
to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple. 4 I am donating more than 112 tons of gold from
Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver to be used for overlaying the walls of the
buildings 5 and for the other gold and
silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example
and give offerings to the LORD today?’’
6 Then the family leaders, the
leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army, and the
king’s administrative officers all gave willingly. 7 For the construction of the Temple of God,
they gave about 188 tons of gold, 10,000 gold coins, 375 tons of silver, 675
tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron. 8
They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in
the treasury of the house of the LORD under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of
Gershon. 9 The people rejoiced over the
offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD, and King
David was filled with joy.
10 ¶ Then David praised the LORD
in the presence of the whole assembly:
“O LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and
ever! 11 Yours, O LORD, is the
greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in
the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore
you as the one who is over all things. 12
Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything.
Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great
and given strength. 13 “O our God, we
thank you and praise your glorious name! 14
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you?
Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave
us! 15 We are here for only a moment,
visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on
earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace. 16 “O LORD our God, even this material we have
gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all
belongs to you! 17 I know, my God, that
you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I
have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer
their gifts willingly and joyously. 18
“O LORD, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your
people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never
changes. 19 Give my son Solomon the
wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do
everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these
preparations.’’ 20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give
praise to the LORD your God! ‘and the entire assembly praised the LORD, the God
of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the LORD and the king.
21 The next day they brought 1,000
bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the LORD. They
also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all
Israel.”
The
first nine verses of chapter twenty-nine are a review of all of the things that
David gave to the Lord for the building of His Temple. I am now going to write about the sub-title
“David calls on the Lord which covers verses 10-21.
If
I am not mistaken some of the disciples of Jesus asked Him to teach them how to
pray. Well this prayer of David in these
verses would be a great model for prayer.
Dr. Wiersbe writes “His (David’s) words are a short course in theology.
He blesses the God of Israel and acknowledges His greatness, power, glory,
victory and majesty.” David prayed for
his son Solomon who would be the next king in Israel, he prayed that God would
give him wisdom to do this job, and he prayed that the Lord would bless his
efforts in the building of this temple to the Lord. He also prayed that Solomon would stay close
to the Lord by obeying the OT Law, something that Solomon would not follow all
of his life.
Joyful celebration: (1Chronicles 29:21-30): “21
The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs
as burnt offerings to the LORD. They also brought liquid offerings and many
other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel. 22
They feasted and drank in the LORD’s presence with great joy that day.
And again they crowned David’s son Solomon as their new king. They anointed him
before the LORD as their leader, and they anointed Zadok as priest.
“23 ¶ So Solomon took the throne
of the LORD in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and
all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the
officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to
King Solomon. 25 And the LORD exalted
Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor
than any king in Israel before him. 26
So David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 He reigned over Israel for forty years, seven
of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 28 He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed
long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place. 29 All the events of King David’s reign, from
beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of
Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer. 30 These accounts include the mighty deeds of
his reign and everything that happened to him and to Israel and to all the
surrounding kingdoms.”
The
next day was a great day in the offering of a great amount of sacrifices to the
Lord, a day in which Solomon was anointed as king over Israel. He was anointed three times, once in Hebron
and then two times in Jerusalem. David
wanted to make sure that all of the leaders of the tribes were online with
Solomon being king.
David
was the king of Israel in which all others would be compared by. David was the king who is still looked upon
highly by people even today. David is
the king from who the Lord Jesus Christ’s humanity came from.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I am a man who is in physical pain today, and
so I can learn from the Psalms that David wrote to help me through this time of
testing and pain.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
1.
Put
on in place the spiritual armor today, for there is a battle going on.
2.
Trust
the Lord to get me through these tough times.
11/25/2010 1:31:58 PM
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