1 Chronicles 29:1-30 (Passionate Preparation)
RD V.1-2
David
is here Passing the Baton of leadership to his Son Solomon. – Gathered the pp /
the Leaders
A)David has been preparing for
this day for a long time.
B) Prepared with all my
might = Passionately – with a sense of vigor – Vigor = healthy
physical or mental energy or power; vitality energetic activity or intensity
1) NOT
˝ HEARTED.
C) David was Passionate
about the things of the Lord
1) He was passionate about
God’s house
D) It is a good thing to be
passionate about the things of the Lord –
1) What are you passionate
about ? Do with Vigor?
David
Prepared all the materials and He prepared his son Solomon.
A)To do one without the
other would have been a big mistake
B) A Prepared Solomon – but
with no resources would have left Solomon – overwhelmed
1) it would have left him –
no doubt frustrated.
C) “Great vision Dad –
way to get the pp excited about this new house for God – but how in the world am
I supposed to pull this off.”
D)
But it would have been equally wrong for David to prepared on the materials and
resources – all that wealth and put it in the hands of Solomon
E) That be very
irresponsible as well as dangerous
So
David did it right – prepared with all His heart
His
Son / The Resources AND – the people
A)That also was an important
part of seeing the task thru – David wanted to make sure the pp were behind
Solomon and the vision.
B) That is what is taking
place here in Ch.29
C) He begins by showing them
the reason why they need to be a part of this
My Son is young and
inexperienced.
A)David
was thirty years old when he began to reign in
B)and
thirty-three years in
1)David
was fifty when he committed adultery with Bathsheba, their baby Died
C)
Now if Solomon was the son born next after the death of their 1st
baby , then Solomon could have been eighteen or nineteen years old when he
became king
D)
Solomon is young { 18-19 } Inexperienced =
He hasn’t walked this way before !
1) he hasn’t been down this
road
Last week I
shared with you how I often feel this way
A)Lord I don’t know what I
am doing – Young – inexperienced – THIS BUILDING THING
B) God likes working IN
SPITE of our Inexperience
1) He gets the Glory
Bb)Example:
Peter to the Jews / Paul to the Gentiles
1) It would have made all
the sense in the world to do the opposite.
C) Peter a man’s man –
worldly – hard worker fisherman – fit in with the gentiles – relate to him
D) Paul the Scholar the
thinker – the EXPERT in Judaism – and the Law
But
remember what was said of Peter and John – Marveled uneducated / untrained men
A)But they could tell they
had been with Jesus
B) They wouldn’t have marveled about Paul.
C) God is so good at
breaking us out of our comfort zones.
Here
in
A)Cars that do everything –
Homes created for comfort
B)We are so into being
comfortable! –
1) Physically – not a
problem – but Spiritually - God isn’t into to making us comfortable
C) He likes to keep us
uncomfortable here.
1) This world not your home
D) He likes to put us in
uncomfortable situations – In over our heads – Keeps us dependent
My
Problem is I keep waiting for this to feel comfortable –
A)I am starting to realize –
that is not going to happen { By Design
B) And that is a good thing
– Being uncomfortable keep us on our knees
1) Monday golf with Chris –
Condition – buzz in the ear static – Heal me{ good
thing in his life
C) So Solomon is being put
in this uncomfortable place in over his head – but God has a plan
RD V.2-5a
David
Gave of his own special treasure
A)David gave from his own
storehouse of wealth that he had
accumulated for the building of the temple.
B)According to Ch. 22:14, the spoils
of battle devoted to the Lord amounted to 3,750 tons of gold and 37,500
tons of silver.
C) Here David added from his
own wealth 110 tons of gold and 260 tons of silver (v. 4).
1) This means that David was responsible for providing 3,860 tons of
gold and 37,760 tons of silver.
D) David set the example as a
leader!
E) People have asked me
before – if I tithed
1) Absolutely – Weird – you
give 10% of your paycheck back to your employer
If
you looked at it that way- could seem weird – but I am not giving to CCV – I am
giving to the Lord
A)1 Corinthians 16 – First
day of the week – bring first fruits{ tithe}into the storehouse –
B) Giving
to the Lord – I am not uncomfortable sharing that –
1) Pastor friend – In front
of the whole church
C) Pastors & Elders are
called to lead by example
David is setting
the example – but he takes it one step further in v.5b – Challenges the others
leaders Who
then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the LORD?"
A)Interesting that giving is
seen as a form of consecration
B) Consecration – being full
of – giving fully of themselves –
1) Pocket book reveals my heart – DL Moody – tell more about a persons
spirituality from Check book – Prayer book
C) Where your treasure is your heart will be there also
1) Treasure here on earth – Home ? Stuff or is it in the Kingdom
The leaders answered big
time. RD V.6-9
A)They contributed 190 tons
of gold, plus another 375 tons of
silver,
675 tons of bronze, and
3,750 tons of iron, as well as precious stones.
B)The Key word in the
section is willingly – 2 ideas
1)With all their heart-
2) and freely
C) They weren’t coerced – they gave willingly – freely out of
love for the Lord
During
World War II this slogan was often heard: "Give until it hurts." And
people did!
A)Some have
taken this same SLOGAN and applied it to Christian GIVING.
B)I’ve heard preachers say, "If you
haven’t GIVEN UNTIL IT HURTS, then you haven’t GIVEN nearly enough."
1) Yet, this principle of "Giving until it hurts," goes
against what Scripture says about our ATTITUDE in giving.
II Corinthians 9:7- ". . . God loves a cheerful
giver."
Acts 20:35- "It is more blessed to give
than to receive."
C)
Bible Mentality Don’t give UNTIL IT FEELS
GOOD."
D) So the Leaders gave
Willfully
Reaction
A)The pp rejoiced - - Pp Were excited to see everyone getting behind
the vision!
1) Praise is erupting
David breaks out into
Spontaneous SONG!
RD
V.10-15
Note
V.14-15 Who are we Lord that we can do
anything for you!
A)GOOD TO REMEMBER – God doesn’t need us – Doesn’t need me or you to accomplish His Purpose
B) God doesn’t need us but
He Chooses to let us be involved in what He is doing
1) Not only that He promises
to reward our involvement in eternity.
C) Support a missionary –
Part of your Fruit
1) Tithe to the Church =
Your Fruit
D) Give for the Building –
Everything that happens in the New Facility – Part of your reward
E) As David thinks about –
that – Reaction is who are we that we can do anything for God
End of v.15 Our days are
like a Shadow – or a Vapor
A)Idea being TEMPERAL – what
better way to use those days than in service to the Lord
B) Give back to Him for what
He has given to us.
RD V.16-19
God
test our hearts w/ what He gives us
A)Not oh I have got to tithe – But I
get to tithe
B)He wants to see – will our
possessions possess us
Or will we use them for the Lord
C) When it
comes to our Possession – interesting - God says – Make you a Steward –
B) Take 90% to use as you
see fit – I want you to invest 10% in my work – what I am passionate about
C) He wants to see how we
are going to handle that arrangement
D)Test is what are we going
to do with what He gives us
1)Human nature is to spend
everything we have on ourselves
What is left
over – we give to God – Hey left overs are for the dog – not the Lord
Arthur DeMoss, a gifted and godly BUSINESSMAN, built one of the most
successful businesses of its kind in
During an ECONOMIC recession, STOCK in Demoss’ company PLUMMETED. He
lost $360 million dollars in only four months, an average of $3 million dollars
a day more than anyone had previously LOST in such a short time.
DeMoss was a GENEROUS GIVER to his home congregation and other Christian
organizations. One would think that his LOSS would be so DEVASTATING that it
would force him to CUT BACK on his Christian GIVING.
Instead, he JOYFULLY INCREASED it. "The Lord GAVE me everything I
have," he explained to a friend. "It all belongs to Him, and if He
wants to take it away that’s His business. I don’t lose any SLEEP. I still have
a wonderful family. I will do anything God wants me to do. If He takes away
EVERYTHING He has entrusted to me and calls me to the MISSION FIELD, I’m ready
to go. All He needs to do is OPEN the DOOR."
Arthur DeMoss placed his COMPLETE TRUST in God and not in his FORTUNE. God
HONORED his FAITH and OBEDIENCE and eventually RESTORED all that he had LOST
and much MORE. Arthur passed away some time ago, but his FORTUNE is still being
used for the GLORY of God.
There’s a guy who understood
– it is not mine to begin with. Daughter Nancy Leigh DeMoss
RD V. 20-29