1 Chronicles 22:14-16 (ESV Strong's)
With great pains I have provided for the house of the Lord 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add. You have an abundance of workmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of craftsmen without number, skilled in working gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The Lord be with you!”
Subject: Sanctification (doing the work of God)
In the above passage we see the words of King David, speaking to his son, Solomon. David wanted to build a Temple for God (instead of the Tabernacle, made out of tent). God said YES to the idea but NO to the man, David. David had killed too many people and could not build the Temple. But, that did not keep him from preparing for the Temple. David leaves his son, Solomon, with all the material, plans and labor to make it happen. Yet, in the above verse see see Solomon's "role" in the building. He tells Solomon, "To these you must add." He further states at the end, "Arise and work!". So, we see that although David did all the work, Solomon has a role. This is a perfect picture of the Christian walk. Although Jesus paid the price and provided all the redemption, you and I are to "add to the work." We are not to "add" in our own strength, however. Note the last part of the above passage. David states to Solomon, "The Lord be with you." This is not a simply closing line. David's thought here to his son is that Solomon CAN'T do this in his own strength. David had tried that. The thought here is the Solomon will need God's strength to finish the work. God enables. God strengthens. We do this work (sanctification) through the power of God. We have a role to take what is given us (the finished work of Christ), but it is through faith and by faith alone. Solomon will finish the Temple, but does so by asking for wisdom through prayer (an act of faith).
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