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David's Stewardship: Preparing the Temple for the Next Generation
June 27, 2026 · 14 min
A dive on how David's census, moved by Satan, exposes pride and the call to count by faith rather than by numbers.
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David Prepares Solomon for the Temple 0:09 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Thanks for joining me this morning as our journey through the Bible continues. We're almost finished with 1st Chronicles, and then we hit the oasis of0:21 Psalms that's coming up next week. Let me encourage you to invite someone to join us on this journey this summer. We're gonna spend the entire summer in the book of Psalms. So0:33 text the word Psalms to 6 7 7 4 2, that's Psalms to 6 7 7 4 2. I'll send you a link for a really neat e card. It's a digital invitation that you can send to your friends to join0:45 us on this journey. Alright. I'm deviating from the reading plan a little bit. Last time we looked at 1st Chronicles chapter 21, the sin of counting the wrong thing. Today we're gonna look at chapters0:56 22 through 26 together because they really deal with the same matters. It's, related to the temple and the organizing of the Levites for the administration of the temple and, the administration of1:08 the kingdom. Verse 19 of chapter 22, now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore, arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and theDavid's Charge to Solomon 1:20 holy articles of God into the house that it that is to be built for the name of the Lord. Alright. We're gonna see today a couple of things. We're gonna see David really laying the foundation for1:32 Solomon to come behind him to build the temple and to administer the kingdom. Verse 3 chapter 22, and David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates1:44 and for the joints and bronze in abundance beyond measure, and cedar trees in abundance for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. Now David said,1:55 Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous, and glorious throughout all countries. I will2:07 now make preparation for it. So David made abundant preparations before his death. Now we know, as we've read before, that it was in David's heart2:19 to build a temple for God, but God said no. But look what David did. He didn't get angry. He didn't pout. He prepared for the next2:31 generation to build it. David embraced God's mission, even though it was different than what he wanted to do. Look at verse 6. Then he called for his son Solomon and2:42 charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. And David said to Solomon, my son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. But2:54 the word of the Lord came to me saying, you have shed much blood and have made great wars. You shall not build a house for my name because you have shed much blood on earth in my sight.3:06 Alright. Let's stop there for just a moment. Does this mean that the warfare that David engaged in to secure the nation was was wrong? That it was sinful and somehow disqualified him? No. I don't think3:18 that's the case. In fact, most scholars do not see that as the message here. There are differing opinions and interpretations are there as there are with many passages of scripture.3:30 But there are a few that even see, in this the incident of Uriah lingering in the background as well. My view is that it delineates between the call of David and3:42 the call of Solomon. David, through military conquest, established the nation and secured peace, which is good. It was needed. We couldn't have Solomon couldn't have his reign had3:54 David not done what he had been called to do. The temple though, the worship of God was spiritual. It was not to be advanced through military strength or power, but4:06 rather, as we will see, by the presence of God himself. Verse 9, behold, a son shall be born to you, you shall who shall be a man of rest, and I4:18 will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. He shall build a house for my name,4:30 and he shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever. David, you know, not the best of fathers as we've seen.4:42 Although, I he he displays great wisdom here as he is, about to go off the scene. I think this is where, with age comes great wisdom and we're seeing the4:54 culmination of that, I think, in David's life. So he he gives advice to Solomon as he plans to turn this building project and the kingdom over to him. Look at verse 11, Now my son,5:06 may the Lord be with you, and may you prosper and build the house of the Lord your God as he has said to you. Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding and give you5:18 charge concerning Israel that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. Then then you will prosper. If you take care to fulfill the statutes and the judgments5:30 which with which the Lord charged Moses concerning Israel. Look at this. Be strong and of good courage. Do not fear nor be dismayed. This is wise5:41 counsel. This is great counsel. Notice the words in verse 13. Be strong and of good courage. Have we heard that before? Do not fear or be dismayed. Now I'm gonna5:53 point this out again. The courage and the call not to fear was a call to obey the word of God. That's why. Remember, his kingdom was going to be 1 of peace. It was not going to6:05 be 1 of warfare. So he's not he doesn't need courage to face a, a military enemy. He needs courage to obey the word of God and not be intimidated by the6:17 words of man. This this was the same instruction that was given to Joshua as he became the leader of the children of Israel when they were about to cross over into the promised land. And that's6:29 what you and I need today. We need courage to obey the word of God. Do not fear. Be strong and of good courage. Do not fear or be dismayed. Obey the word6:41 of God. Alright verse 18. It is not the Lord, is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not given you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my6:53 hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before his people. Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore, arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord GodOrganizing the Levites and Succession 7:05 to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that it that is to be built for the name of the Lord. Set your heart and your7:16 soul to seek the Lord. It is God 1st. God 1st. Reminds me again of Matthew 6 33, seek 1st the kingdom of God and his righteousness,7:28 and all these other things will be added unto you. Alright, chapters 23 through 26 deal with the organizing of the Levites to get things ready for the building and the maintenance of the temple. Verse 2, and7:40 he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites. Now the Levites were numbered from the age of 30 years and above, and the number of individual males was 38000.7:52 Now in verse 27, David lowered the age of service to 20, apparently to increase the needed manpower. Alright, verse 4. Of these 24000 were to look8:04 after the work of the house of the Lord, 6000 were officers and judges, 4000 were gatekeepers, and 4000 praised the Lord with musical instruments which I8:16 made, said David, for giving praise. From here, lots are drawn and the Levites are divided into 24 groups, with each group serving in the temple for 2 weeks each year. So there8:28 was a rotation. Now this included the priests and the musicians and the others who supported the work of the temple because they, you know, they took care of their family, so they would come in and rotate in. Then in8:39 chapter 26, we have the appointing of the guards or doorkeepers who are not only responsible for opening the doors of the temple, but keeping it safe from attack. Again, the guarding the presence8:51 of God is really the what they were doing. Remember, we we we've talked before about the little gems of information that are often tucked away in these, list of names9:03 that we often get lost in. 1 of those nuggets is found in chapter 26 beginning in verse 4. Moreover, the sons of Obed Edom were Shemaiah the9:14 firstborn, Jehozabad the 2nd, Joah the 3rd, Sakhar the 4th, Nathaniel the 5th, Amiel the 6th, Issachar the9:26 7th, Pelefei the 8th, for God bless them. And also Shemaiah, his son, were born sons who governed their father's houses because they were9:38 men of great ability. You remember the name Obed Edom? You remember? Where did we read that before? He was the 1 where after Uzzah touched the ark,9:50 David was, upset, and they had to have to find a place to put the ark. It was in Obed Edom's house. Right? And remember it was10:02 there for like 3 months and it says that the that the Lord blessed his home. Well, the blessing in part that we see here was that he had 62 descendants, men10:14 who were uniquely described in this passage of men of great ability. Now I'm sure that the others listed here were all good men, but the distinction given to Obed Edom's10:26 offspring, I think is very instructive. It is very encouraging. Obed Edom guarded the presence of the Lord. He reverenced the holiness of God10:38 both in his home and in the temple, and God blessed him with children of great ability who did the same. Now I have to say that is a blessing. 1 final10:49 observation here in chapter 26, David is preparing for the future and his succession. Look at verse 31. Among the Hebronites, Jerijah was head11:01 of the Hebronites according to his genealogy of the fathers. In the 40th year of the reign of David they were sought, and there were found among them capable men of Jazer of Gilead.11:13 And his brethren were 2700 able men, heads of the father's houses, whom king David made officials over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to11:25 God and the affairs of the king. Alright. With the kingdom firmly established, David turned his attention to preparing his successor for success. I really11:37 love this because he's preparing. He's gonna be gone soon. Alright. He's at the end of his reign. He knows his son is going to take over, and he's preparing for his11:49 son's success. Alright? He appointed Levites to positions of regional administration throughout Israel, delegating responsibility for both the affairs of the Lord as well as the affairs12:00 of the king. In doing so, David appears to be applying lessons that he learned from his own reign. Mistakes that he had made, failures, or12:12 the the vacuum of leadership that was needed at the local level, establishing now the administrative and judicial structures necessary for a stable, orderly, and12:24 just government that would ensure, the nation continued beyond his lifetime. He was preparing for the success of future generations.12:37 Father, thank you for your word. And, Lord as we come to the end of this book and the end of David's reign, Lord, it it just it appears12:49 that, Lord, he he he matured and and he he embraced the call that you gave him, and he began to prepare the future generations for success in following13:01 you. And, lord, just just grateful, for what we've learned from the life of David, both the good, the bad, and the ugly. And I pray that, Lord, the Holy Spirit would continue to leadPrayer and Preparing for Psalms 13:13 us on this journey, that we would know how to rightfully apply the principles of your word, to our lives in this world in which we live. And, Lord, we look forward as we move from the life of David13:25 to the Psalms of David. Lord, I pray that it would just as David was a worshiper. Lord, I pray even now you would prepare our hearts to be filled with gratitude,13:37 to worship you as we, we look to this oasis of praise, that we will soon be in. Thank you for your word. Guide us and direct us this day. We pray in Jesus name.13:49 Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. I pray that you have a blessed day, and until next time, keep standing on the word.13:58 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you14:10 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 David Prepares Solomon for the Temple1:09 David's Charge to Solomon7:00 Organizing the Levites and Succession13:09 Prayer and Preparing for Psalms16:48
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