1 Chronicles 28:3-4
But God said to me, You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
Tag: Thankfulness when God says, "no!"
What do we do when God says no and re-directs our plans? In the above passage we have David's answer to that question. God often has different plans for our lives. When He redirects us and says "no" to our plans, we can often become bitter. Balaam is an example of what can happen when we are told "no" but we keep persisting with God. Balaam became a picture of the wicked prophet (Numbers 22). Elisha's servant, Gehazi, also, was told "no," and instead he used deception to get what he wanted (2 Kings 5:15-27). When God told David "no" in regard to building the Temple for God, David did not force the issue and find a way around God's Word. Instead, David thanks God and remembers how God DID bless him. He goes on to prepare everything Solomon, his son, would need to build the Temple. When God tells us "no" in one area, it doesn't mean we are to stop and do nothing. It means we are to stop doing what He tell us to stop doing, but not to stop working for Him and serving Him. We are to be thankful for how God does use us. God may not grant us OUR plan, but that does not mean He has NO plan. We are to work the plan God gives us and to embrace it as a blessing. We are privileged to work for God and serve Him, no matter the plans He has for us.
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