1 Kings

The people of Egypt carried the Ark of the Covenant for many, many years before Solomon built its permanent resting place. 

King David felt compelled, possibly out of guilt to build a structure for the Lord, but the Lord refused him.  He had other plans for King David and higher designs for His temple.

Solomon, son of King David, was wise - - if you’ve been reading 1 Kings, you’ll see that in Chapter 4:29-34 just how God blessed him. 

1 Kings 4:29-32 Solomon’s Wisdom

 ²⁹ God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. 

³⁰ Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. 

³¹ He was wiser than any other man, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. 

³² He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. 

³³ He described plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. 

³⁴ Men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.

Sounds like the Lord was pretty pleased with Solomon and gave him great knowledge.  You can be sure that when He asked Solomon to build His mighty temple, He would be assured that Solomon could follow His wishes to the tiniest of details. 

I have often asked the Lord for wisdom, or discernment and have been pretty satisfied that He’s honored my requests.  There are some things in this world that we cannot understand; some things God says He’ll reveal to us in time.  Other things, we may never have an answer for. We may find the answer once we reach Home.  Still there are other things that, when we finally do make it to Heaven, we may find we never needed to know in the first place.  It’ll all just make sense. 

I’m looking forward to that.

Points to Ponder

• Have you ever asked God for wisdom?  
• Has God asked you to do something seemingly impossible for Him?
• Have you learned to spot the nuggets that God has for you in His Word?

Katie Chaney