The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Samuel 7:2,
"Here I [David] am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."
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"Here I [David] am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."
David found it inappropriate, unsettling, unbecoming, unseemly, amiss and certainly unsuitable that he would be living in a "house of cedar" while the ark of God sat in a tent. Although the king of all Israel, David clearly felt uncomfortable that he should enjoy a good thing when something of God, in this case the ark of the Lord, was not.
I can't help but think of David's perspective on the things of God and my own. Do I have an outlook remotely approaching David's? How much do I care about the things of the Lord? Certainly how I might treat those things speak louder about my priorities than anything I might claim for myself. Quite convicting!
It does bring to mind the issue of worship in our lives. How do we express our worship of God when it comes to the things we own, to how I might spend my income, how I might invest my time and energy. How do I utilize the talents and abilities the Lord has blessed me with?
Do I utilize those things under my control in such a way as to express my love and adoration of the Lord and all he has done for me? David certainly did.
What an example God has provided us in David! An imperfect man, yet a man of faith! A man at times that made decisions that disappointed not only the Lord but himself as well, yet a man who thought the Lord deserved the place of importance in his life.
A lot for me to consider here...
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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