1 Kings 6:37 - 7:1 (ESV Strong's)
In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it.
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.
Subject: Priorities
It seems rather plain and simple in the above text that the author of this book is drawing a sharp contrast in regard to how long I took Solomon to build the temple as compared to his own house. It is obvious he took longer to build his own house and that he spent more lumber, gold and excess on his house, as compared to the Temple. His house was almost 2 times the length of the Temple and stories higher. Like all of us in life, Solomon had a poor and unhealthy life-work imbalance. Solomon spent more time on his own life than he did on the work of God. It would be hard pressed to draw any other conclusion from the above passages. The Lord will still bless the Temple (see chapters 8-9). The Lord will still bless Solomon (see chapter 10). Never-the-less, the lesson here is simple: We can often spend so much time on our own comforts and station that we neglect the priority and gravity of the work God has given us.
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