Wed.’s Devo - Solomon’s Great Commission

Read: 1 Chronicles 28:1-29:30; Romans 5:6-21; Psalm 15:1-5; Proverbs 19:18-19 David called a meeting with all the commanders and leaders of his nation and explained his desire to have a Temple where God would be worshipped. He had wanted to build it but it was God’s desire that his son, Solomon build it. He charged the people to keep God’s commandments so that their children would continue to possess their land as a permanent inheritance. It was his desire that Solomon come to know God and serve him intimately with his whole heart. He told Solomon that if he sought the Lord, he would find him. He told him that God had chosen him to build his Temple and encouraged him to be strong and faithful to complete it. *** David gave Solomon the blueprint for the Temple and instructions of how it should work and how many people it would take to run it. He gave him a budget and itemized how it should be spent. *** God called the two angels that would stretch their wings over the Ark of the Covenant his chariot. I guess they carried their prayers back and forth from earth to heaven. *** David encouraged Solomon that God would help him complete his task and be with him. The priests and the Levites would also be with him to help. The princes and all the people would be behind him. *** David addressed the people and told them that the task before Solomon was enormous and that the Temple he was to build was not for mere mortals but for God himself. David had made sure there was enough supplies to build it and he was giving his own private treasures of gold and silver to help which was more than 112 tons of gold and 262 tons of silver. He asked the people if there were any of them who would want to donate of their wealth to the Temple construction project. They gave about 188 tons of gold and 375 tons of silver as well as bronze iron, and precious stones. *** David offered up a prayer of praise and worship to the Lord as the source of all they had. The entire assembly joined in worship to the Lord. The next day they offered countless sacrifices and continued worshiping the Lord. They crowned Solomon again as their king and anointed him as their leader. They anointed Zadok as the priest. Solomon took the throne and was successful in everything he did and all Israel obeyed him. Solomon was given greater splendor than any king in Israel before him. David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. When he died, Solomon ruled in his place. *** By the time of Jesus, Israel was in a state of hopelessness. Jesus came and died for a people who were sinners and didn’t deserve his gift, but he gave it freely to save us from the condemnation due us. He restored our friendship with God and offered us eternal life. *** Adam’s sin led to sin and death for the whole world just as Jesus death brought forgiveness and life to the whole earth. Adam’s sin led to many becoming sinners just as Christ’s death led to many becoming reconciled to God and righteous. The law showed us how sinful we were so that we would accept God’s rule of grace gives us right standing with God and life through Christ. *** Lord, how grateful we are of your gift of grace and the sacrifice of Jesus our Christ.