PROCLAMATION
“… I will appoint a place for My people
Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own … rest
from all thine enemies. Also The Lord telleth thee that He will make thee
an house … I will set up thy seed after thee … I will establish his
kingdom. He shall build an house for My name …” 2 Samuel 7:10-13
(KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God after the death of the prophet Samuel by
Nathan the prophet and Gad the seer. After the king was settled in his
palace, The Lord gave him rest from all of his enemies. David said to
Nathan the prophet that he was living in a house of cedar while the ark of God
is in a tent. (2 Samuel 7:1-2) Nathan told David to do whatever he wanted
to do because The Lord God was with him. However, The Lord appeared to
Nathan that night and corrected him saying that while He appreciated David’s
desire to build Him a house, He would not let him do so. That honor would
go to David’s son. However, The Lord said that He would build a house for
David. (2 Samuel 7:3-16) The remainder of the chapter is David’s prayer
to The Lord in response to what Nathan had told him. (2 Samuel 7:17-29)
APPLICATION
There is an old saying, “The road to
hell is paved with good intentions.” (Henry G. Bohn) It is not what we
intend to do, but what we actually do that counts. However, in this text,
The Lord God gives King David credit and also a reward for his desire to build
a house for the ark of God. (2 Samuel 7:11) The Lord knows our thoughts,
intentions, and motives. (Hebrews 4:12) He knows our hearts. (Luke 16:15)
For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7) So,
we need to ask The Lord God to create within us a clean and righteous heart. (Psalm
51:10)
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