Not About Us

1 Chronicles 22

David said to Solomon: "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God.

Good afternoon ladies,

I have really enjoyed studying David. His life is filled with lessons and good reminders such as; God looks at the heart, sin has consequences, God’s work needs to be done God’s way and God forgives our sins and restores our relationship if we will only repent, just to name a few.

Tonight we are discussing the last chapter in David’s life. He is getting older and he is preparing to hand the kingdom of Israel over to his son Solomon.

David loved God and earlier in his life he had wanted to build God a house, a place for the Ark of the Covenant to permanently rest among the people of Israel. But God told him no. David was a warrior, so God did allow him to build the temple; instead He told David that his son, Solomon, would have that privilege.

What struck me as I read this story was David’s attitude.

Although he was denied the privilege of building the temple, he did not complain, in fact he did everything he could to make it easier for Solomon. He got the materials, he organized the men, he made the plans and then he turned the job over to his son.

David put the desires of God above his own. Do we?

Are we working diligently to make sure others, especially our children, are successful in their service to God?

Many of us have things we would like to do for God, but what if He said no, what if He chose someone else? Would we be as gracious as David and help them do what we had hoped to do ourselves? Do we have the big picture? That it’s not about us, but about God.

Love,
Jill