I really don’t like it when someone tells me I can’t do something that I really want to do. It makes it worse when my passion is to accomplish something that is not selfish but rather an expression of admiration to God. I think of the Christians around the world who are told that they cannot speak about Jesus and what he has done in their lives. How they face death threats if they the truth they know about Jesus. In too many places society and government make the life of a Christian miserable if not nearly impossible; but then we know that nothing is impossible for God. Those believers who face such opposition have a comrade in king David, among other believers in the Bible. David sought to build an edifice that would put on display for all people his love for God. God knew how much David loved him and that he would risk his life rather life rather than reject God. God understood that the longer David knew God the closer he came to him and the more he loved him. Aware of all of these details God told David he could not build the temple. Scripture doesn’t say that David argued with God. One reason maybe because God explained that David’s son would have the honor of building the temple. It seems that even though David’s greatest desire was spurned by his greatest love, David saw that God has opened a door for him. Now David needed to impress upon his son Solomon his love and tenderness toward God. David’s mission shifted from fully expressing his own love for God to teaching others to do the same thing. Maybe that was the primary reason that God told David “no”.
Stuart
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