“All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the LORD, all the work to be done according to the plan.”
The above verse comes in the section of 1 Chronicles where King David is preparing all the material goods, all the labor, all the leadership and all the plans for his young son, Solomon, to build the Temple in honor of God and for Him to dwell in Jerusalem instead of the Tabernacle tent in the wilderness. David had it in his heart to build the Temple. He even convinced Nathan the prophet that it was a good idea and Nathan, at first, gave David a blessing to build it (1 Chronicles 17). But, God did not want David to build the Temple. God told David he would not build the Temple because he was a man of war and had shed blood (probably a reference to his having Uriah killed in regard to taking Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba). But, even though God may have told him he couldn't build it, God still provided him the vision and the details of the plan. This is so, so important for us to learn about our own lives and our own walk with God. God may tell us know on something, but that does not mean God shuts us out and/or closes us off to service for Him. We might be disqualified for one thing, but God can and does give wisdom for another. In this case, David’s past prevented his future path, but it did not prevent him from preparing others for that same path. God gives wisdom and gives opportunity for that wisdom to be used for His glory. David didn’t sulk and pout. David continued to glorify God in a way that would see his vision come to fulfillment in the life of His son, Solomon. God may say no to one thing but give us wisdom to navigate and see that thing come to life in the life of another.
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