Hiya! Sorry I haven't written in forever and a day. Life got in the way and I didn't have much to talk about. I wanted to write about my Bible study today. Read 1 Chronicles 22.
I like when things in the Bible don't seem like a big deal at first and then God points something out to you. Today, God showed me something really cool about David. God had already told David that he was not the one to build the Temple. David's son, Solomon, would do that. So what does David do? He makes preparations for the Temple. He brings in as many supplies as he can so that Solomon can build a magnificent Temple for the Lord. He then tells Solomon that all the supplies are ready and that God has called this young future king to build the dwelling place for Him.
So here's what I think is so cool and something that I am going to implement into my own life: Even though David was told he was not to build the Temple, he didn't just go about the rest of his life glad to be exempt of the responsibility. Instead, he gathered all the supplies that would be needed so that his son could build this magnificent Temple for God. He helped his son carry the responsibility and followed God's commands. There are so many times when God has called us to be the 'leg' but we want to be the 'head' (or whatever it may be), but we can take some gems of wisdom from David in this. God called him to many things, but building the Temple wasn't one of them. So David followed God's instructions but made sure to help carry the burden with his son. "Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the Law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2 NLT).
David sent Solomon on his first mission with this prayer: "Now, my son, may the Lord be with you and give you success as you follow His directions in building the Temple of the Lord your God. And may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the Lord your God as you rule over Israel. For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the Lord gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!" (1 Chron. 22:11-13)
So if God calls you to be the arm, are you going to try to be the foot or will you be the arm while still helping other's to carry their burdens? May the Lord give you wisdom and understanding that you may obey the Law of the Lord your God! Amen!
