Read: 2 Sam. 7, 1 Chr. 17
I used to feel sorry for David and thought that the Lord was rebuking him by not allowing him to build the Temple but now I understand that it would have messed up God’s picture. David was a type of Jesus living in us. He was the warrior who rid the nation of their enemies. He fought in the name of the Lord. His kingdom is what we are living in right now. David had an unbelievable walk with the Lord and understood intimacy with God. He was a prophet, and a king yet he was humble and loved God with all his heart. We can have that kind of relationship with God and he can help us fight all our enemies.
God told Nathan in verse five in 1 Chronicles and verse six in 2 Samuel that He had always walked in a tent and in a tabernacle which represents our natural bodies. We are the tent and the church is the tabernacle. Now God resides in us but there will be a day in the next millennium where we will have an actual temple of God to worship in. It will be like Solomon’s temple - the new Jerusalem of Revelation 21.
Lord, help us to have a heart after Your heart. Draw us near.
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