1 Chronicles 28 (Davids Public Charge to Solomon)
Now
David assembled at
A)David is here in the last
days of his life. Gathers the leaders -
Commission his son.
B)Now David has already
addressed the leaders
17 David also
commanded all the leaders of
Note this was a key verse
for us and them. Arise & build
C)Now he is addressing them again. V.1 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of valor.
Reading
the Bible One of the things to note is Sins to avoid Watch out for that.
A)Look at the life of David
see he had many family problems that were the result
of Sin!
B) But when we read the Bible
we are to not only mark the things to avoid but also what learn
Cc)
When looking at David one thing we can learn from his life is about
leadership
C) David was a tremendous leader!
1) Great at rallying pp
together and leading pp in the ways of the Lord
D) One of the areas of my
life that I am constantly praying to God about
is make me a good leader
1) Lord show me how to lead
your people.
E) Lord surround me with
Godly men to help in this area.
1) Never ending Process of
growing in this area
F) Sometimes when I get
asked to speak to other Pastors @ a Conf I have to laugh I so dont know
what I am doing Still much to learn
So
David gathers all of the leaders together he is going to rehearse the history
of
2 Then King David rose to
his feet{Old} and
said, "Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had it in my heart to build a
house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of
our God, and had made preparations to build it. 3 But God said to me, You
shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and
have shed blood.
David
was a man of great blood shed
A)We read in a previous
Chapter David led the army killed 7,000 men in Chariot / 40,000 ft men
B) He was a man of battle
Man of war / bloodshed
1)Gods house was to be a
place of worship / place of peace -
C) God
said David you cant build me a house
V.4 However the Lord
God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel
forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of
Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased
with me to make me king over all Israel.
D) In
1)
E) David is making note of
that fact and out of all the men in the tribe of
1)
He was pleased with me
That
is a concept that we dont often consider God is pleased with you.
The one who
makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is
not ashamed to call them brothers. 12 He says,
"I will
declare your name to my brothers;
in the presence
of the congregation I will sing your praises."
Therefore God
is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
What
a blessing to consider tonight God is not ashamed of you He is pleased with
you.
A)David is recognizing this
God was pleased with me
V.5-8 And of all my
sons (for the Lord has given me
many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of
the Lord over
Of
All of Davids Sons God Chose Solomon!
A)Who was Solomon? Mother
was Bathsheba
B) David commits adultery
with the wife of one of his mighty men- Uriah
1) Pregnant { Child became
ill -
C) David was hoping God would
be gracious and spare the child instead the Child died
D)
But Gods grace is seen in that God gave David and Bathsheba another son
1) God picks that son to
REIGN He blesses Solomon unlike any leader before or since.
E) God is so GRACIOUS!
1)
He can turn our screw ups into something great
You
know some dont like that!
A)Look at this story and
wrestle with the fact that God would pick Solomon.
B) Son of an adulterous
relationship { David did marry
..
1)But the Damage was done Kingdom
was tainted
C) Some would scratch their
heads and say: Why Solomon?
The
Answer is really simple He is a God of Grace!
A)Sin abounds grace abounds
much more. Gods grace is greater than our
sin!
B) He gives grace to help in
our time of need !
1) Resist the proud gives
grace to the Humble David was humbled by his Sin
C) SO God in His love pours
out blessing that we dont deserve that is GRACE
1)SO God in His Grace
Chooses Solomon to be Davids Heir { Build God a House
Moreover
I will establish his kingdom forever: God promised that if the royal descendents of
David remained obedient, the Lord
would protect their throne and the
Ultimate
Fulfillment in Christ the messiah
Note the Charge again in V. 8
Be
careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord:
A)This was an important and
well-chosen exhortation to the people of
They were exhorted to be careful, in the sense that they had to regard
this responsibility as important and worthy of attention.{ Priority
They were exhorted to seek out the commandments of God, searching the
Scriptures diligently.
They were exhorted to seek
out all the commandments, and not compromise
by focusing on a few favored commandments.
Solomons Special Charge!
As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
Know
the God of your Father!
A)Not Fathers But Father
David often my God
B) I like this about David
the man after Gods own heart He was after Gods heart
1) Pursuer of God
C) Wasnt interested in
simply gaining Knowledge about God-
1) David really wanted to Know
God !
David was
essentially telling Solomon, The secret of my success has been my
relationship with God. You need to pursue the same relationship.
A)Notice
that the command to know came before the command to serve.
B)
All failure in service is the result of loss of vision of God, misapprehension
of Him, due to some distance from Him. (Morgan)
C)Serve Him with a
loyal heart and with a willing mind: David also exhorted Solomon to
serve God with both his heart
and mind.
D)Some
people are all heart and no mind in their service to God; others are all mind
and no heart.
1)
Both of these are important to truly serve Him.
Serve
Him With a Loyal heart!
A)A whole heart or a heart
that is totally devoted to God! Not a
Divided heart
B) Serve Him using your
talents and gifts to serve the Lord Completely devoted
1) Not distracted or divided
by worldly pursuits
C) Serve Him taking care
of your family
1) Serve Him being a good
witness at work
2) Serve Him involved in
ministry @ Church
D) Serve Him with a Loyal
heart and a willing mind
1) Willing important word
Willingness
Sometimes
we can look at what God has called us to do as a Have to.
A)Remember when God called
me into ministry
B) So excited about doing
anything Set up chairs
Pick up trash I get to
serve the Lord
C) Then after being in
ministry full time for a while became a have to. Started to be grudge some
of it
1) God gently spanked me DONT NEED YOU
D) Now I am always blown
away Tremendous Privilege I have to serve the Lord
1) Not a have to but a get
to ! WOW
E) God thank you that I get
to do this!
Now David gave
Solomon a reason to commit his heart and mind to
God: for the Lord
searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts.
A) He searches our hearts
motives He sees all
B)Times going thru the
motions He sees He can tell not a DEVOTED HEART WILLING MIND
C) Note also that as David
is at the end of his life his exhortation to his son becomes stronger.
D) Relate: Man to man with Aaron{ Graduating
V.9b If you seek Him, He will be found by you;
A)What a great promise this
is If you seek Him He will be found by you.
B) Definitely true in
Solomons life When He sought the Lord God revealed himself
1) He blessed Solomon with
His presence in an abundant way
C) Great Promise { Also a
sober warning
but if you
forsake Him, He will cast you off forever:
If
you leave Him He will leave you!
A)Cant lose your salvation
- Secure
B) But you can leave it
walk away.
V.10
Consider now, for the Lord has
chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.
A).
All of Davids exhaustive preparations would be for nothing if Solomon did not
complete the job that David started.
B)It is easy to see how
important this was for David.
C)He had spent enormous
effort to prepare the temple but would all be naught unless Solomon did in fact
do it.
Do
not talk about it; do not sit down, and dream over the plans, and think how
admirable they are, and then roll them up; but, Be strong and of good courage,
and do it. (Spurgeon)
RD V.11-19
Note
V.12 & V.19 Given the plans by the Spirit in Writing His hand upon me.
A)These practical details were inspired by the Holy Spirit, not by human
ingenuity.
B) Here I believe we have some
insight into how inspiration works
16 All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of
God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Inspiration: Gods hand being on the human instrument using their
personality they compose and record Gods revelation to man without error.
So it was thru Divine
inspiration that God Gave David the plans for the temple - David lays it out
for Solomon.
V.20 And David
said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do
not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord
God; my God; will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you,
until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
Now
this is the third time that David gives this Charge to Solomon: Be strong!
A)Why
? I think it is obvious Solomon felt weak
B)
Dont be afraid : Solomon was
C)
Same way God exhorted
1)I
think Joshua was greatly afraid Big
task to take Moses place Over whelming !
When
I read this: Great comfort!
A)I always feel week I
always feel overwhelmed @ what God has called me to do.
B) Husband / parent / Pastor
/ Leader
1) I feel overwhelmed
C)The Lord Exhorted
1) Have I not commanded you Be strong and of
good courage do not be afraid
D) Obvious that Joshua was
shrinking back from his calling
E) I can relate to that in
our present situation as a Church
Ch.29 David will say
of Solomon He is young and inexperienced .
A) Never gone this way
before.
B) Man I relate to that Lord
what are we doing this building thing
1) Pastors ask How much
building 15mill
Their eyes get
real big { CRAZY
C)I know it scares me to
death But we are convinced that God is in this.
It
is very natural for us to shrink back at times
A)Seeing that these great
men of God responded in that same way: Comforts my heart
Aa) Some of you afraid
tonight Your task
B) At the same time I also
find it liberating Because it is a reminder that it is not about me / you!
C)
When I know that I am walking in the path that God has laid out for me
1) No matter how overwhelmed
over my head I feel I can rest assured He will carry me thru.
D) The latter part of this
verse was of great comfort to me several months ago
He will not leave
you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of
the house of the Lord.
I
was reminded of something Brian shared with me 11 yrs ago when I am came
here.
A)Not just maintain Grow
bring new vision
B) Part of that was going to
be a new Building !
C) Times I have lost hope
but this passage really blessed me - until
you have finished all the work
for the service of the house of the Lord.
My
intent tonight was to finish 1 Chronicles but I sensed this afternoon the
Lord said Stop
A)Many pp here tonight
afraid / overwhelmed
B) A Calling
1) Sickness
Marriage
Parent -
Whatever
facing Gods call Be strong
A)Not muster up some kind of
strength from yourself but strength resting in this promise
V.20b He will
not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the
service of the house of the Lord.
One last thing the Lord
wanted Solomon to know & us as well We never go thru it alone.
Here are the divisions
of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and
every willing craftsman will be with
you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders
and all the people will be completely
at your command.
With some of our leaders
last night one going thru a heavy Physical thing not alone
Be Strong Lift hands
Receive