11/23/2010 9:48:28 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Sincere consecration PT-1
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Chron. 28:1-21
Message of the verses.
This
is the last main section in Warren Wiersbe’s commentary on the books of 2Samuel
and 1Chronicles and it takes up the last two chapters of 1Chrinicles of which I
want to look at just the last chapter, chapter twenty-eight, and there are
three sub-points in this chapter. The
first sub-point is called David challenges the leaders, the second is David
charges Solomon, and the third sub-point is
called David conveys his gifts for the project.
David challenges the leaders: (Verses
21: 1-8). “: “1 ¶ David summoned all the officials of Israel to
Jerusalem-the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions, the
other generals and captains, the overseers of the royal property and livestock,
the palace officials, the mighty men, and all the other brave warriors in the
kingdom. 2 David rose to his feet and
said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a temple where the
Ark of the LORD’s Covenant, God’s footstool, could rest permanently. I made the
necessary preparations for building it, 3
but God said to me, ’You must not build a temple to honor my name, for
you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’ 4
“Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my
father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of
Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father’s
family. And from among my father’s sons the LORD was pleased to make me king
over all Israel. 5 And from among my
sons-for the LORD has given me many-he chose Solomon to succeed me on the
throne of Israel and to rule over the LORD’s kingdom. 6 He said to me, ’Your son Solomon will build
my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be
his father. 7 And if he continues to
obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last
forever.’ 8 “So now, with God as our
witness, and in the sight of all Israel-the LORD’s assembly-I give you this
charge. Be careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God, so that you
may continue to possess this good land and leave it to your children as a
permanent inheritance.”
David
summoned all of the people who were named in the last chapter, that is all of
the leaders of the tribes, and all of his officials. I don’t think that included all of the
Levites and priests. He began to speak
to them concerning the vision that he had in order to build the Temple of the
Lord, but told them that the Lord had told him that he would not be the one to do
this, but his son, and the reason that David would not do this was because he
had shed a lot of blood while defeating all of the enemies of Israel. David reminded these men of the covenant that
the Lord had made with Israel and that if they would keep this covenant with
Israel then the Lord would continue to bless Israel and make them prosper so
that they could keep the land that they now had. He reminded them of the covenant that the
Lord had made with his family and how the Lord had chosen Solomon to succeed
David as King of Israel.
David charges Solomon: (Verses 21:9-10):
9 “And Solomon, my son, learn to know
the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole
heart and a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and knows every plan
and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he
will reject you forever. 10 So take this seriously. The LORD has chosen you to
build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.’’”
These
are two of the most wonderful verses in all of Scripture for in them David
tells his son, Solomon a great secret in successful living and this is centered
on the Lord, and obeying the Lord, and keeping ones first desire to follow and
serve the Lord with one’s whole heart.
Solomon would later fall away from keeping these words and begin to
multiply his wives who would then lead him to the worship of idols, something
the Lord hates.
David conveys his gifts for the project:
(Verses 21:11-21): “ “11 ¶ Then David gave Solomon the plans for the
Temple and its surroundings, including the entry room, the storerooms, the
upstairs rooms, the inner rooms, and the inner sanctuary-which was the place of
atonement. 12 David also gave Solomon
all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the LORD’s Temple, the outside
rooms, the treasuries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to the LORD.
13 The king also gave Solomon the
instructions concerning the work of the various divisions of priests and
Levites in the Temple of the LORD. And he gave specifications for the items in
the Temple that were to be used for worship. 14
David gave instructions regarding how much gold and silver should be
used to make the items needed for service. 15
He told Solomon the amount of gold needed for the gold lampstands and
lamps, and the amount of silver for the silver lampstands and lamps, depending
on how each would be used. 16 He
designated the amount of gold for the table on which the Bread of the Presence
would be placed and the amount of silver for other tables. 17 David also designated the amount of gold for
the solid gold meat hooks used to handle the sacrificial meat and for the
basins, pitchers, and dishes, as well as the amount of silver for every dish.
18 He designated the amount of refined
gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he gave him a plan for the LORD’s
“chariot’’‑ -the gold cherubim whose wings were stretched out over the Ark of
the LORD’s Covenant. 19 “Every part of
this Plan,’ David told Solomon, “was given to me in writing from the hand of
the LORD. 20 Then David continued, “Be
strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the
LORD God, my, God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see
to it that all the work related to the Temple of the LORD is finished correctly.
21 The various divisions of priests and
Levites will serve in the Temple of God. Others with skills of every kind will
volunteer, and the officials and the entire nation are at your command.’’”
One
of the things that I have learned from this section of Scripture is that the
Lord gave to David the plans for the temple so that he could pass them on to
Solomon. These plans for this Temple of
the Lord can be compared to the plans that God gave to Moses for the Tabernacle
of the Lord when Moses was on the Mount.
I am so glad that this was opened to me after studying this section of
Scripture.
Dr.
Wiersbe points out that David gave Solomon three gifts for this project. The first was the gift of the plans that the
Lord gave to David. The second gift was
another gift of encouragement to Solomon.
The third gift Solomon received from his father was a people prepared to
work with him and complete the project (See verse twenty-one).
Spiritual meaning for my life today: To know the Lord more intimately and to
worship Him are from verses nine and ten and these are wonderful verses to
follow and I can’t go wrong in following them.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
To know the Lord and to worship the Lord.
2.
To put on the spiritual armor and have the faith to use
it in the battle today.
3.
To praise the Lord for the success of the procedure
I went through yesterday.
11/23/2010 12:12:49 PM (It did not take me this long to do
this. I had a phone call).
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