Mon.’s Devo - David Establishes His Kingdom

Read: 1 Chronicles 16;37-18:17; Romans 2:1-24; Psalm 10:16-18 David assigned 68 Levites to be in charge of guarding the Ark. Obed-edom was one of them because he had done such a good job of housing the Ark. David also assigned priests to guard the tabernacle in Gibeon where the altar was. Heman was over the music. Then, the people returned home with the gifts David had given them of bread, raisins and dates. *** When David got home he looked around at his nice palace and felt convicted that he had this nice house when God’s house was a tent. He told Nathan that he wanted to build a Temple for the Lord. Nathan told him to do it, but then the Lord visited him and told him otherwise. *** The Lord told David that he appointed him to be king and was going to build a house for David. He and his descendants would rule Israel forever and his name would be famous. It would not be David who would build His house, but his son. *** David was not upset with what the Lord said, but humbled and extremely grateful. He submitted to God’s will. *** David subdued all his enemies: the Philistines, the Arameans, and the Edomites. Those he didn’t kill, served him. Other nations gave him gifts and honor. *** The people of Israel loved David because he brought justice and treated them right. He raised his sons to be his assistants. *** In Romans, Paul chastised the church because they were doing the very things they told others not to do. They were not purifying them selves and conforming to the image of Christ. They would be judged for their wickedness. But, for those who did good - they would be rewarded. He explained to them that if they were going to be teachers they needed to be doing what they taught. A good word for us. The way we live our lives may be someone’s only knowledge of God. *** Lord, may our lives glorify you and please you. May our nation be an example to other nations of what the kingdom of God looks like.