Read: 1 Chronicles 28:1-29;30; Romans 5:6-21; Psalm 15:1-5; Proverbs 19:18-19
David gathered all his officers together and gave them the plan for the future. Solomon would be the next king and he would build the temple. He would continue the lineage of the kingship if he followed God’s commands and didn’t swerve from them. David reminded Solomon to serve the Lord with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind because God searches every heart and understands every motive behind our thoughts. As long as Solomon sought God, he would make himself known to him but if he rejected him, God would reject him. That offer is for us also.
David then told him to to be strong and do the work. He handed the blueprints of the temple over to Solomon as well as instructions about how to implement them. David had saved up everything that they would need to build the temple and presented them to Solomon. Then David praised the Lord because God had provided so abundantly for all God had called him to do.
The next day, there were sacrifices and joy as the people acknowledged that Solomon was the king. David anointed him again in front of the people and Solomon sat on David’s throne. David died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor.
Romans makes it plain that God did not send Jesus to die for us because we were righteous or even good but because we were sinners. Adam had brought sin that leads to death and Jesus reversed it and gave us death that leads to life. Adam was the pattern of the one to come. He had chosen sin to die with his bride just as Jesus chose sin to die to be reconciled with his bride.
Lord, thank you for your wonderful gift of salvation that leads to life. May we follow David’s instructions and lead a clear path of righteousness for our children to walk on.
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