PROCLAMATION
“David said, ‘My son
Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for The Lord should
be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the
nations. Therefore I will make
preparations for it.’ So David made
extensive preparations before his death.”
1 Chronicles 22:5 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
After the prophet
Nathan told King David that The Lord God said that he would not build a house
for Him but that his son Solomon would build it, (1 Chronicles 17:1-14) David
began to prepare for the building of the temple. (1 Chronicles 22:1-5) Then he charged Solomon to build a house for
The Lord. (1 Chronicles 22:6-16) Afterwards
David ordered all of the leaders of Israel to help Solomon build the temple. (1
Chronicles 22:17-19)
APPLICATION
Most of us will never
build a temple for The Lord, but we are all going to die, and we should make
preparations for our death. This
includes more than buying our gravesite and casket. It is also more than making out our last will
and testament to make our final wishes known to our heirs. In addition to getting our affairs in order
and getting right with The Lord, we need to talk to, teach, and instruct our
family members regarding their salvation and their work for The Lord. “Train up a child in the way he should go, and
when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) And, whatever we do or teach, we should do it
to the best of our ability. (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
We should not wait to do this until we think that we are about to die. Since we do not know the day or the hour when
we will be called from labor to reward, or when Christ will return, (Matthew
25:13) we need to start this preparation now. Let’s get ready now so that we will be ready whenever
that time comes.
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