Read: 1 Chron 26-29; Ps. 127
We start our reading hearing the names of the eight sons of Obed-edom and it ends with “for the God blessed him”. Remember it was his house that the ark rested for a few months until David came and brought the ark to Jerusalem. Having the presence of God in their house caused God to bless everything in his house. He obviously blessed the womb of his wife because she bore 8 sons that became porters in the Temple.
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain (Psalm 127:1) This verse says it all.
The treasure of the temple was full of the spoil of the enemy. We don’t think of being blessed by our enemies but we are suppose to be. We are to spoil Satan’s treasury and he has a great riches in his treasury. Remember that Judas Iscarot’s job was to keep the money of Jesus’ ministry.
In chapter 27, we see how many people it took to keep the kingdom going a month…24,000 people! Each month a new group came in and did the work. What a picture of how the church should operate. This way no one took control or burned out. They all knew their job and did it.
David gave to Solomon the plans and the money to build it. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit that God is building in each of us. God has the plans and the funds to fund everything He has called us to do. All we have to do is be strong and of good courage and do it until our lives are finished.
First Chronicles 29:1 reminds us that this temple is not for man but for the Lord. Our lives are not for us or anyone else but for the Lord.
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
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