Bible Study Blog for Thursday July 22, 2010
1 Chronicles 22-24; John 8:28-59
King David was a master at getting things DONE.
When Israel needed a giant-killer, David cut him down to size.
When Israel needed a king, David stepped up and led the nation.
But the project David wanted most – eluded him.
He deeply wanted to build a permanent temple to house the presence of God. And even though God reserved the project for David’s son Solomon, it was David who positioned Solomon to succeed. How?
The principle of “Laying in store.” Our Scripture says,
“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.”
1 Chronicles 22:5
Our church will have some building to do in the near future. And like King David – we will need to “Lay in store” in order to afford it. Solomon would face 3 Obstacles along the way – and so will we:
1. Fear
2. Discouragement
3. Getting Started
It’s always scary to attempt a huge project where failure is a real possibility. And at the first sign of trouble – there will be a temptation to get discouraged. And ultimately, one of the hardest things to do – is to get up and get started.
That’s why David gave his son these challenges:
”Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
1 Chronicles 22:13
”Now begin the work,”
1 Chronicles 22:16
David knew something else. He knew Solomon would need more than words to succeed. So his challenge ends with the encouragement and the power to Get it DONE:
”Now begin the work, and the LORD be with you.”
1 Chronicles 22:16
Solid advice – then, and now.
See you tomorrow!
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Starting is always hard. Newton’s laws give additional insight to the way God has wired us, e.g., an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion. Those Newtonian rules apply until an outside force is applied to the object. We need the outside force applied from the inside out. We can’t do anything for God unless He installs the Holy Spirit inside us to cause us to get off dead center. Solomon was only a few millennia ahead of Newton’s explanation of the laws of physical motion, but the need for an outside force to get him going was no different than what I need today, a few centuries after Newton.