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the highest moment of david's varied life and circumstances life and circumstances was born out of strife was born out of strife and judgment and judgment and dismay the situation that we have read about this morning is on the background this morning is on the background of the time when the king unwisely of the time when the king unwisely numbered israel numbered israel and brought punishment upon himself and brought punishment upon himself and the people over whom he ruled and the people over whom he ruled both of them were guilty of iniquity both of them were guilty of iniquity against yahweh against yahweh and yet those circumstances provided the and yet those circumstances provided the means for ultimate joy and glory means for ultimate joy and glory has god turned their sorrow into has god turned their sorrow into rejoicing rejoicing and we have read this morning of the and we have read this morning of the moment when david stood moment when david stood rejoicing on the threshing floor of rejoicing on the threshing floor of ornan the jebusite ornan the jebusite as he engaged in his activity of as he engaged in his activity of humility and sacrifice humility and sacrifice and in the first of chronicles chapter and in the first of chronicles chapter 22 and verse 1 22 and verse 1 a remarkable prophecy flows from his a remarkable prophecy flows from his lips lips then david said then david said this is the house of yahweh god and this this is the house of yahweh god and this is the altar of the burnt offering for is the altar of the burnt offering for israel israel he looked about him and there was the he looked about him and there was the threshing floor threshing floor upon which an altar had been built upon which an altar had been built that removed the iniquity from israel that removed the iniquity from israel and he looked forward to the time in and he looked forward to the time in vision when the house of prayer should vision when the house of prayer should be built be built as an acknowledgement of sin as an acknowledgement of sin and stand in the place of divine and stand in the place of divine judgment judgment so in verses 26 and 27 of chapter 21 so in verses 26 and 27 of chapter 21 david built there an altar unto yahweh david built there an altar unto yahweh and offered burnt offerings and peace and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings and called upon yahweh and he offerings and called upon yahweh and he answered him from heaven by fire upon answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering the altar of burnt offering and yahweh commanded the alt of the and yahweh commanded the alt of the angel and he put up his sword again in angel and he put up his sword again in the sheaf thereof the sheaf thereof and the judgment was stayed david had always desired to honor his god in a memorial temple god in a memorial temple it had been his heart's it had been his heart's desire from very from many years before desire from very from many years before he had expressed his desire to build he had expressed his desire to build that house in the second of samuel that house in the second of samuel chapter 7 chapter 7 which brought the divine response in an which brought the divine response in an unconditional covenant unconditional covenant that bore that bore before before david onwards towards the kingdom for david onwards towards the kingdom for which we look and although he was not which we look and although he was not permitted to build that house at that permitted to build that house at that time brethren and sisters since he had time brethren and sisters since he had been a man of war and had shed blood in been a man of war and had shed blood in combat combat nevertheless god respected the intensity nevertheless god respected the intensity of david's heart of david's heart he recognized the emotion that he had he recognized the emotion that he had for the divine honor for the divine honor and it was in that remarkable chapter and it was in that remarkable chapter the second of samuel chapter 7 the second of samuel chapter 7 that daniel david in verse 19 declared that daniel david in verse 19 declared that god's promise that had been brought that god's promise that had been brought to him through nathan to him through nathan was for a great while to come was for a great while to come he prays that this was yet a small thing he prays that this was yet a small thing in thy sight oh lord yahweh in thy sight oh lord yahweh but thou has spoken also of thy but thou has spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to servant's house for a great while to come as he looked into the future come as he looked into the future to the time when to the time when the promise of god to him would come to the promise of god to him would come to pass pass and though it was in the future brethren and though it was in the future brethren and sisters david immediately set about and sisters david immediately set about to make plans for that to make plans for that that opportunity he diligently that opportunity he diligently engaged himself in concentrating upon engaged himself in concentrating upon the divine promise in preparation for the divine promise in preparation for the house the house his son would build his son would build it filled his life it filled his life it filled his heart it filled his heart it filled his mind that there should be it filled his mind that there should be a place of honor for god in the midst of a place of honor for god in the midst of israel israel and when he composed psalm 27 and when he composed psalm 27 and at verse 4 and at verse 4 in the times of great distress in his in the times of great distress in his experience experience david gives emotion and feeling david gives emotion and feeling to his to to his desire to his to to his desire in psalm 27 and at verse 4 in the time that he was secluded in the cave of adalam cave of adalam under the pressure of strife from saul under the pressure of strife from saul the king the king surrounded by the walls of that cave in surrounded by the walls of that cave in the desolate area of judah the desolate area of judah he expressed this prayer from his heart he expressed this prayer from his heart that one thing have i desired of yahweh that one thing have i desired of yahweh that i will seek after one thing that i will seek after one thing brethren and sisters one thing as all the turmoil of strife at that moment moment swirled about him swirled about him engaging his engaging his attention as his men were attention as his men were around the him in that camp around the him in that camp urging him to take vengeance against urging him to take vengeance against saul saul there was one thing that he desired and there was one thing that he desired and that he said i will seek after that i that he said i will seek after that i might dwell in the house of yahweh all might dwell in the house of yahweh all the days of my life to behold the beauty the days of my life to behold the beauty of yahweh and to enjoy sweet communion of yahweh and to enjoy sweet communion in his temple in his temple there was one thing in his life worth there was one thing in his life worth value in fact in fact in verse 13 and 14 he said i in fact in verse 13 and 14 he said i have fainted he would have given up all have fainted he would have given up all hope of life unless he had believed to hope of life unless he had believed to see the goodness of yahweh in the land see the goodness of yahweh in the land of the living and turning to his of the living and turning to his companions the men who had come out of companions the men who had come out of the tribes of israel to support him he the tribes of israel to support him he said to them wait on yahweh because he knew the moment hadn't arrived at that time arrived at that time for god to exercise his hand and to for god to exercise his hand and to restore his servant restore his servant but it would come but it would come wait on yahweh be of good courage and he wait on yahweh be of good courage and he shall strengthen thine heart shall strengthen thine heart wait wait he repeats for emphasis on yahweh and again in psalm 132 and at verses 4 and 5 and at verses 4 and 5 the same reflections the same reflections concerned him concerned him as the great man now turns his attention as the great man now turns his attention to the need of his people to the need of his people and his prayer in verse 1 is to remember and his prayer in verse 1 is to remember david and all his afflictions how he david and all his afflictions how he swear unto yahweh and vowed unto the swear unto yahweh and vowed unto the mighty god of jacob mighty god of jacob and in verse 4 and in verse 4 i will not give sleep to mine eyes i will not give sleep to mine eyes nor slumber to my eyelids nor slumber to my eyelids until i find a place for yahweh an until i find a place for yahweh an inhabitation inhabitation for the mighty god of jacob the service of the truth was the greatest thing in david's life greatest thing in david's life whatever else occupied his attention whatever else occupied his attention from time to time it was the principles from time to time it was the principles of yahweh and the of yahweh and the strength of the mighty god of jacob that strength of the mighty god of jacob that concerned him brethren and sisters and concerned him brethren and sisters and in the busyness of his life he found in the busyness of his life he found time to pray time to pray had time to strengthen had time to strengthen himself in his heart's desire himself in his heart's desire to see this temple to see this temple for the glory and the and the delight of for the glory and the and the delight of his god and in that chapter that we have read together in the first of chronicles together in the first of chronicles chapter 22 and at verses 2 onwards he chapter 22 and at verses 2 onwards he expresses his enthusiastic preparation expresses his enthusiastic preparation for the temple and though it was a long for the temple and though it was a long time off time off he made preparation today he made preparation today immediately immediately without neglect and as he stood upon that place that place where the altar of god was that place where the altar of god was that had turned away the sword of the that had turned away the sword of the angel angel in a moment of great distress for the in a moment of great distress for the nation nation he immediately verse two commanded to he immediately verse two commanded to gather together these strangers that gather together these strangers that were in the land of israel and he set were in the land of israel and he set masons to hugh wrought stones to build masons to hugh wrought stones to build the house of god already he set his the house of god already he set his heart and his hands in harmony heart and his hands in harmony has he prepared a temple for his god a has he prepared a temple for his god a temple he was not to see it was a project he would never see completed and in all his activity david foreshadowed the program that his foreshadowed the program that his greatest son should yet accomplish in greatest son should yet accomplish in his two advents his two advents when upon the place where the altar was when upon the place where the altar was set up and sin was destroyed set up and sin was destroyed he would ultimately build the temple for he would ultimately build the temple for which david prayed which david prayed there were strangers engaged in that there were strangers engaged in that word verse two word verse two gentiles were brought in gentiles were brought in under the benevolent under the benevolent activity of david he called for activity of david he called for strangers that were in the land of strangers that were in the land of israel israel part of the captives part of the captives from his conquests of faith from his conquests of faith as david had gone forth from place to as david had gone forth from place to place upon the warfare of faith in the name of his god there were captives that came his god there were captives that came from the gentile lands that they might from the gentile lands that they might be involved also be involved also in the building of this temple in the building of this temple and they were able to bring their and they were able to bring their diversified skills to the work of david diversified skills to the work of david out of every out of every language and tongue and people and language and tongue and people and nation there they were in a cameo nation there they were in a cameo as david overlook and and supervise the as david overlook and and supervise the work work and as proselytes to the hope of israel and as proselytes to the hope of israel in a way the whole world in a way the whole world was was called upon to respond to the building called upon to respond to the building of a temple for the glory of god of a temple for the glory of god and the masons were there they brought and the masons were there they brought their abilities to david's project they their abilities to david's project they brought stones brought stones they hewed wrought stones to build the they hewed wrought stones to build the house of god house of god those stones were prepared away from the those stones were prepared away from the site site they were cut to the right size they were cut to the right size in preparation for the temple that would in preparation for the temple that would later be built later be built there was to be careful pre-selection there was to be careful pre-selection careful choosing careful choosing of the right stones for the right place of the right stones for the right place a checking of the stones a checking of the stones a hewing of the stones a measuring of a hewing of the stones a measuring of the stones a storing of the stones the stones a storing of the stones always required for the ultimate always required for the ultimate building that would eventuate building that would eventuate it's a work of faith it's a work of faith for today we as living stones brethren for today we as living stones brethren and sisters are being hewn away from the and sisters are being hewn away from the time time when the temple will ultimately be built when the temple will ultimately be built when our lord jesus christ will return when our lord jesus christ will return in glory in glory and god is carefully measuring and god is carefully measuring selecting selecting chiseling away chiseling away at the rough edges that we may have that at the rough edges that we may have that it might ultimately fit into the place it might ultimately fit into the place prepared for us in the mansions of our prepared for us in the mansions of our father father that when our lord jesus christ returns that when our lord jesus christ returns he will observe in us he will observe in us those stones that are appropriate for those stones that are appropriate for his glory and david said in plan in motion the plans he prepared iron in abundance for plans he prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and the nails of the doors of the gates and the joinings and brass in abundance the joinings and brass in abundance without weight the whole process without weight the whole process typified the work of the greater david typified the work of the greater david in the building of the spiritual temple in the building of the spiritual temple of faith of faith the plans and the preparations were set the plans and the preparations were set in motion in motion by the labor and activity of a divine by the labor and activity of a divine warrior warrior and as our minds go down the years of and as our minds go down the years of history we come to the moment when our history we come to the moment when our lord jesus christ was brought lord jesus christ was brought into the warfare of god into the warfare of god 1900 years ago 1900 years ago we saw a man who conquered goliath we saw a man who conquered goliath in his own flesh a man who felt all the problems and difficulties of life as did david difficulties of life as did david so that he has a fellow feeling with us so that he has a fellow feeling with us a man who went forth and slaughtered the a man who went forth and slaughtered the armies of pride of ambition and of armies of pride of ambition and of wickedness wickedness a man who selected from the gentiles a man who selected from the gentiles those who might those who might participate with him in the preparation participate with him in the preparation and the cutting of stones and all this and the cutting of stones and all this is done away from the site of the is done away from the site of the ultimate temple ultimate temple the kingdom of our glorious gods that the kingdom of our glorious gods that will be erected in the days to come will be erected in the days to come so the apostle peter so the apostle peter in his first epistle in chapter 2 in his first epistle in chapter 2 verses 5 to 8 ye also as living stones i built up a spiritual house i built up a spiritual house and holy priesthood to offer up and holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to god spiritual sacrifices acceptable to god by the work and mission and labor and by the work and mission and labor and activity and preparation of jesus christ activity and preparation of jesus christ wherefore also it is contained in the wherefore also it is contained in the scripture scripture behold i lay in zion behold i lay in zion a chief cornerstone a chief cornerstone elect elect glorious precious glorious precious and he that believeth on him shall not and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded unto you therefore which be confounded unto you therefore which believe he is precious believe he is precious and in verse 9 he says and in verse 9 he says for ye are a chosen generation a royal for ye are a chosen generation a royal priesthood priesthood a holy nation a peculiar people that you a holy nation a peculiar people that you might be molded and governed and might be molded and governed and directed and prepared brethren and directed and prepared brethren and sisters to show forth the praises of him sisters to show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into who hath called you out of darkness into the marvelous light of his vision of the marvelous light of his vision of faith and that is why in chapter 22 of chronicles and verse chronicles and verse 11 11 david carefully david carefully protected protected the specifications for the temple it was the specifications for the temple it was he who wrote them out it was he who he who wrote them out it was he who described the temple under inspiration described the temple under inspiration of god of god and he tells solomon in verse 11 now my and he tells solomon in verse 11 now my son yahweh be with thee and prosper thou son yahweh be with thee and prosper thou and build the house of yahweh thy god and build the house of yahweh thy god as he hath said of thee as he hath said of thee he had written out he had written out david had written out the terms of the david had written out the terms of the construction construction for the benefit of his son for the benefit of his son in verse 19 he says in verse 19 he says set your heart and your soul to seek set your heart and your soul to seek yahweh your god arise therefore and yahweh your god arise therefore and build ye the sanctuary of yahweh god to build ye the sanctuary of yahweh god to bring the ark of the covenant of yahweh bring the ark of the covenant of yahweh and the holy vessels of god into the and the holy vessels of god into the house that is to be built house that is to be built to the name of yahweh to the name of yahweh it was to be an outstanding temple it was to be an outstanding temple a glorious a glorious temple exceeding magnificent temple exceeding magnificent and yet not large in verse 5 he says of that chapter david said solomon my son is young and david said solomon my son is young and tender tender and the and the house that is to be and the and the house that is to be builded for yahweh must be exceeding builded for yahweh must be exceeding magnifical of fame and of glory magnifical of fame and of glory throughout all countries throughout all countries it was outstanding but not large the it was outstanding but not large the temple of david was only 90 feet by 30 temple of david was only 90 feet by 30 feet by 45 feet in size the temple feet by 45 feet in size the temple itself but that it was surrounded by itself but that it was surrounded by large courts large courts in which people might gather in which people might gather designed to hold me a large concourse designed to hold me a large concourse which was a symbol of the immortal which was a symbol of the immortal kingdom kingdom of the age to come of the age to come a kingdom a kingdom in which nations might gather together in which nations might gather together to worship the same god as david did in to worship the same god as david did in those days those days and now the king calls his son before and now the king calls his son before him he called solomon to cooperate and him he called solomon to cooperate and to continue the work that he had begun to continue the work that he had begun but there is typified brethren and but there is typified brethren and sisters in those two men sisters in those two men the two advents of our lord jesus christ the two advents of our lord jesus christ which complete the saving work and the which complete the saving work and the divine scheme of redemption divine scheme of redemption they stand together they stand together kings together kings together there is david there is david the warrior king the warrior king the man who fought the man who conquered the man who fought the man who conquered the enemies the man who defeated all the enemies the man who defeated all opposition opposition as the lord jesus christ came at the as the lord jesus christ came at the first advent of his ministry to overcome first advent of his ministry to overcome sin and to challenge iniquity and to sin and to challenge iniquity and to defeat wickedness there is solomon the young man the young man a man who was to introduce a reign of a man who was to introduce a reign of peace peace to build a splendid temple of glory to build a splendid temple of glory to witness the gold and the silver and to witness the gold and the silver and the the and the wonderful and the wonderful picture picture of magnificent majesty of magnificent majesty a picture of the day when our lord jesus a picture of the day when our lord jesus christ will return from heaven christ will return from heaven to establish upon this earth the glory to establish upon this earth the glory of god and when the glory of our father of god and when the glory of our father will cover the earth as the waters cover will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea the sea and these two men stood together and these two men stood together two kings the only two kings of judah two kings the only two kings of judah who reigned conjointly who reigned conjointly as circumstances in david's own family as circumstances in david's own family forced him to bring solomon to the forced him to bring solomon to the throne before he passed into the article throne before he passed into the article of death of death you remember that the threat and you remember that the threat and challenge of adonijah challenge of adonijah required the unusual practice of required the unusual practice of installing solomon on the throne installing solomon on the throne at the same time as his father at the same time as his father and in doing so the wonderful plan of and in doing so the wonderful plan of god was god was revealed in a picture revealed in a picture those two men completed those two men completed the type of the combined advents of the the type of the combined advents of the lord jesus christ lord jesus christ verse 5 says that david was that solomon verse 5 says that david was that solomon at that time was very young at that time was very young solomon my son is young and tender solomon my son is young and tender and josephus suggests that he was but 14 and josephus suggests that he was but 14 years of age when he came to the throne years of age when he came to the throne of israel of israel and like young timothy david says he was and like young timothy david says he was a timid retiring lad he needed education a timid retiring lad he needed education he needed encouragement he needed wisdom he needed encouragement he needed wisdom a wisdom that he later sought from god a wisdom that he later sought from god himself solomon was named before his birth he was one of seven such men he was one of seven such men each one of whom had a divine destiny each one of whom had a divine destiny set before them set before them before they were born before they were born there was ishmael there was ishmael and isaac and isaac and solomon and solomon and josiah and josiah and cyrus and cyrus and john baptist and john baptist and jesus christ so this man was one of seven of outstanding purpose called to a great outstanding purpose called to a great mission mission and in announcing his birth the angel and in announcing his birth the angel also declared his calling also declared his calling so in verse 9 so in verse 9 behold a son shall be born to thee who behold a son shall be born to thee who shall be a man of rest shall be a man of rest as david recalls the incident in the as david recalls the incident in the past past and i will give him rest from all his and i will give him rest from all his enemies round about for his name shall enemies round about for his name shall be solomon be solomon and i will give him peace and i will give him peace and quietness the hebrew indicates that that declaration was given at the time of his declaration was given at the time of his birth birth a son shall be born to thee a son shall be born to thee as isaiah later picked up and said in as isaiah later picked up and said in isaiah chapter 9 verse 6 isaiah chapter 9 verse 6 when he spake about the coming of our when he spake about the coming of our beloved lord he said that there should beloved lord he said that there should come a time when a son shall be born and come a time when a son shall be born and his name shall be called the wonderful his name shall be called the wonderful the counsellor the everlasting god the counsellor the everlasting god the mighty god the everlasting father and therefore this chapter is additional to and later on than to and later on than that of the that of the second of samuel 7. second of samuel 7. solomon's was to be a peaceful reign of solomon's was to be a peaceful reign of glory and happiness it commenced about a glory and happiness it commenced about a thousand years before jesus christ and thousand years before jesus christ and could have been could have been apart from sin apart from sin and iniquity and iniquity and envy and envy and evil and evil and wickedness it could have been and wickedness it could have been a thousand years millennial introduction a thousand years millennial introduction to the coming of heaven's anointed king to the coming of heaven's anointed king in due time in due time but for the failure but for the failure of solomon's son of solomon's son and the subsequent kings to maintain the and the subsequent kings to maintain the glory of the temple glory of the temple that his father had built had had that his father had built had had designed designed and so the proposed millennium of peace and so the proposed millennium of peace brothers and sisters turned back into brothers and sisters turned back into the devastation of eden when sin entered the devastation of eden when sin entered into the world into the world and when god's righteousness was and when god's righteousness was affronted affronted and that sad story was caused through and that sad story was caused through the neglect of the ecclesia the neglect of the ecclesia they forgot the sound advice of david they forgot the sound advice of david their founder their founder they allowed the influence of the flesh they allowed the influence of the flesh to dominate and direct their lives and it's a sad commentary on human nature of which we are part nature of which we are part that so many commence their walk of that so many commence their walk of faith with high ideals and visions of faith with high ideals and visions of temples and glory and thrones they start with great plans and firm determination as they come forth from determination as they come forth from the waters of baptism but sometimes decline quickly in a larger scene attitude about apathy in a larger scene attitude about apathy and indifference and their failure is not due to divine neglect in verse 10 solomon's uh david says he shall or the angel says to david he he shall or the angel says to david he shall build a house for my name and he shall build a house for my name and he shall be my son and i will be his father shall be my son and i will be his father there is all the wonderful privileges of there is all the wonderful privileges of divine divine benevolence here as god says i will be benevolence here as god says i will be his father he shall be my son i will his father he shall be my son i will establish the throne of his kingdom over establish the throne of his kingdom over israel forever israel forever and the providence of god set solomon and the providence of god set solomon firmly along his pathway to success as god has brought each one of us up from the waters of baptism by the power from the waters of baptism by the power of his word brethren and sisters and has of his word brethren and sisters and has constituted us his sons and daughters of constituted us his sons and daughters of faith and in hebrews chapter 13 and at verse 5 god tells us that he would never leave god tells us that he would never leave us nor forsake us we are his children we have the means to overcome by the plans which his son our lord jesus christ has given us jesus christ has given us and the apostle paul said as he was and the apostle paul said as he was frustrated by the his own inabilities to frustrated by the his own inabilities to overcome he said i can do all things overcome he said i can do all things through christ who strengthens me and by faith of which john speaks in the first book of which john speaks in the first book of john chapter 5 verse 4 when he says of john chapter 5 verse 4 when he says this is that which overcometh the world this is that which overcometh the world even the victory of our faith even the victory of our faith and so in verse 11 david sought the and so in verse 11 david sought the divine blessing on behalf of his son divine blessing on behalf of his son now my son now my son yahweh be with thee yahweh be with thee and prosper thou and build the house of and prosper thou and build the house of yahweh thy god as he has said of thee yahweh thy god as he has said of thee there must be harmony said david to there must be harmony said david to solomon harmony between that man and his solomon harmony between that man and his god and he would prosper if he sought that harmony if he sought that harmony as will we as will we so so in psalm 127 in psalm 127 when the psalmist speaks about when the psalmist speaks about the principle of building he says in the principle of building he says in verse 1 verse 1 except yahweh build the house they labor except yahweh build the house they labor in vain to build it houses built without in vain to build it houses built without god brethren and sisters god brethren and sisters will never last will never last the storms and the winds and the sands the storms and the winds and the sands of time of time but based upon the rock the firm rock of but based upon the rock the firm rock of the foundation of truth the foundation of truth when yahweh builds the house they labor when yahweh builds the house they labor with profit that build it with profit that build it he says except yahweh keep the city the he says except yahweh keep the city the watchman wakeeth but in vain it's it's watchman wakeeth but in vain it's it's fine for us to rise up early and to sit fine for us to rise up early and to sit up late if god be not with us and in the up late if god be not with us and in the circumstances of our lives we need more circumstances of our lives we need more and more in these days to pull god into and more in these days to pull god into our life our life to walk with him as did enoch and noah to walk with him as did enoch and noah to build with him as did solomon to build with him as did solomon and to draw the experiences of his power and to draw the experiences of his power into the circumstances of our lives into the circumstances of our lives we must be aware of the presence of the we must be aware of the presence of the father in all the activities to which we put our hand to which we put our hand except he build the house with us except he build the house with us we labor in vain we labor in vain we need to fulfill in our lives we need to fulfill in our lives the divine purpose the divine purpose as david told solomon in verse 11 as david told solomon in verse 11 as god hath said of thee there is only one person in this whole world that can world that can destroy the work of faith to which we destroy the work of faith to which we put our hands put our hands and that's ourselves for we know fully brethren and sisters that the angels of god surround those that the angels of god surround those who love and fear him and will protect who love and fear him and will protect them as they walk along the pathway of them as they walk along the pathway of righteousness righteousness we need therefore wisdom and in verse 12 we need therefore wisdom and in verse 12 david prayed for wisdom david prayed for wisdom only yahweh give thee wisdom and only yahweh give thee wisdom and understanding and give thee charge understanding and give thee charge concerning israel that thou mayest keep concerning israel that thou mayest keep the law of yahweh thy god the law of yahweh thy god the word understand means the word understand means to separate to separate to distinguish to distinguish the ability to determine things the ability to determine things it is the application of wisdom it is the application of wisdom in the skill of discernment in the skill of discernment to know what should be done and when to know what should be done and when how how and why and we must realize that in our case we must seek for wisdom and such wisdom must seek for wisdom and such wisdom must be must be god given god given for the for the writer james in his first book his first writer james in his first book his first chapter and at verse 5 chapter and at verse 5 tells us that when we have such a need tells us that when we have such a need as we have from day to day as we have from day to day verse 5 if any of you lack wisdom verse 5 if any of you lack wisdom let him ask of god and god gives let him ask of god and god gives liberally liberally and uprighteth not and uprighteth not and it shall be given him that's the and it shall be given him that's the divine guarantee that we can overcome divine guarantee that we can overcome our own disabilities and build a our own disabilities and build a suitable temple to god suitable temple to god but but says james says james let him ask in faith nothing wavering let him ask in faith nothing wavering for he that wavereth is like a wave of for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and that comes through prayer he comes through a prayer which is based he comes through a prayer which is based upon the reading and study and upon the reading and study and meditation and thought of the word meditation and thought of the word as david's previously stood in the as david's previously stood in the cave of in getty cave of in getty cave of adalam cave of adalam and thought about the future that he had and thought about the future that he had been been that he had for his life that he had for his life and gave himself to meditation from and gave himself to meditation from which many of our psalms are drawn which many of our psalms are drawn we have a man of great skill and we have a man of great skill and discernment such comes from the is the results of keeping the law of yahweh and faithfully keeping the law of yahweh and faithfully maintaining the standards of the truth maintaining the standards of the truth upon which foundation only upon which foundation only temples can be built temples can be built so in verse 13 there was an exhortation so in verse 13 there was an exhortation to faithfulness then thou shalt prosper to faithfulness then thou shalt prosper if thou taketh heed to fulfill the if thou taketh heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which yahweh statutes and judgments which yahweh charged moses concerning israel at a charged moses concerning israel at a time when there is a great warrior who time when there is a great warrior who would lead them into the promised land would lead them into the promised land joshua by name joshua by name and moses said to that man be strong and moses said to that man be strong and of a good courage and of a good courage dread not dread not nor be dismayed and that message was nor be dismayed and that message was carried down to young solomon carried down to young solomon it's a blessing of god which is based it's a blessing of god which is based upon actions of faith it's true prosperity which is found in the arena of the truth the arena of the truth blessings from god must come from an blessings from god must come from an appreciation and understanding of the appreciation and understanding of the divine instructions and our personal divine instructions and our personal placing of confidence placing of confidence in the hands of god in the hands of god and so joshua and david stand together and so joshua and david stand together in the advice given to solomon and to us in the advice given to solomon and to us and provides us with the means to and provides us with the means to overcome all obstacles overcome all obstacles that may face us in our warfare of faith that may face us in our warfare of faith and our building of temples and then in verse 14 he says to solomon you must give great diligence you must give great diligence for david's own example was given to his for david's own example was given to his son son what wonderful words in this verse what wonderful words in this verse what tremendous encouragement what tremendous encouragement in the days of my trouble in the days of my trouble i prepared for the house of yahweh i prepared for the house of yahweh a hundred thousand talents of gold and a a hundred thousand talents of gold and a thousand thousand talents of silver thousand thousand talents of silver brass and iron without white timber and brass and iron without white timber and stones it was in the days of david's difficulty brethren and sisters that provided for brethren and sisters that provided for his heart's desire he didn't wait until his heart's desire he didn't wait until he had time he had time to spare to spare and money to spend and money to spend that he could go about god's work it was that he could go about god's work it was in the days of his problems and in the days of his problems and difficulties when he was struggling with difficulties when he was struggling with the opposition all about him when the opposition all about him when adversaries and opponents were pressing adversaries and opponents were pressing heavily upon him that's when he prepared and in spite of all the treachery and the domestic problems and his personal failings he never lost sight of one supreme he never lost sight of one supreme object in his life and it was a house of object in his life and it was a house of god and it was in the days of his god and it was in the days of his trouble that he prepared for that trouble that he prepared for that and from his conquest he was able to set and from his conquest he was able to set aside materials for that project aside materials for that project our lord jesus christ in a our lord jesus christ in a difficult parable difficult parable tells us tells us in luke 16 verse 9 in luke 16 verse 9 i say unto you i say unto you make yourselves friends make yourselves friends by using the mammon of unrighteousness by using the mammon of unrighteousness that when it fails that when it fails you may be received into everlasting you may be received into everlasting habitations habitations make friends out of the mammum of make friends out of the mammum of unrighteousness use the opportunities unrighteousness use the opportunities that we have that we have and the days of our privilege and the days of our privilege to to prepare for the house of the to to prepare for the house of the future in the days of our troubles future in the days of our troubles brethren and sisters and never let us brethren and sisters and never let us put aside the principles of the truth put aside the principles of the truth because we have because we have difficulties to face difficulties to face and look at the last words in that verse and look at the last words in that verse 14 david's out of their problems and difficulties was prepared to prepare difficulties was prepared to prepare was prepared to work for the was prepared to work for the temple temple but he says in the end of that verse but he says in the end of that verse that thou mayest add to it our lord jesus christ as you see portrayed before you on this table our portrayed before you on this table our lord has prepared the materials our lord lord has prepared the materials our lord has placed the plans before us the has placed the plans before us the specifications are all here to those of us who wish to be associated with solomon with solomon in the temple of glory in the temple of glory when the prince of peace reigns when the prince of peace reigns may well add there to may well add there to by his own our own commitment by his own our own commitment as our lord will complete the great as our lord will complete the great temple by his own presence in the age to temple by his own presence in the age to come come and verse 15 says that there are many and verse 15 says that there are many others to assist in this building others to assist in this building moreover workmen are with you in moreover workmen are with you in abundance viewers and workers of stone abundance viewers and workers of stone and timber and all manner of cunning men and timber and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work for every manner of work skillful labor in cooperation skillful labor in cooperation of building the temple it's provided to of building the temple it's provided to us there's angels there's prophets there's prophets there's pioneers there's pioneers there's faithful brethren and sisters there's faithful brethren and sisters they're working with us they're working with us at this present moment president and at this present moment president and sisters sisters the cloud of witnesses of which revel the cloud of witnesses of which revel hebrews chapter 12 tells us that hebrews chapter 12 tells us that surround us all the time working for our surround us all the time working for our salvation helping us to build our stones salvation helping us to build our stones our companions in faith in the our companions in faith in the in which we find ourselves in which we find ourselves will faithfully work with us will faithfully work with us in the development in the development of the truth then in verses 16 to 19 you have david's final commitment to this work final commitment to this work but the gold the silver the brass the but the gold the silver the brass the iron there is no number iron there is no number arise therefore arise therefore solomon he says arise therefore and be solomon he says arise therefore and be doing and yahweh be with thee and that's doing and yahweh be with thee and that's the voice of david to us brethren and the voice of david to us brethren and sisters as we work and labor in sisters as we work and labor in preparation for the temple today horizon preparation for the temple today horizon be doing be doing are we slackening our hands are we slackening our hands dragging our feet dragging our feet sitting down here sitting down here there was no time for solomon to delay there was no time for solomon to delay the means were at hand said david seek the means were at hand said david seek wisdom and now apply yourselves god has wisdom and now apply yourselves god has provided us for with every opportunity provided us for with every opportunity with every circumstance with every need with every circumstance with every need therefore therefore set our hearts set our hearts as he says in verse 9 as he says in verse 9 like his own like his own my heart's desire my heart's desire is that i might see that temple is that i might see that temple and rejoice in its and rejoice in its rooms rooms and enjoy the presence and enjoy the presence of the great king of the great king set your heart and your soul to seek set your heart and your soul to seek yahweh your god arise therefore and yahweh your god arise therefore and build ye the sanctuary build ye the sanctuary that and to bring the ark of the that and to bring the ark of the covenant of yahweh and the holy vessels covenant of yahweh and the holy vessels of god into the house that is to be of god into the house that is to be built built give our minds and strength to the work give our minds and strength to the work where at the end of time brethren and where at the end of time brethren and sisters sisters this vision takes us into the future to this vision takes us into the future to the time when the sanctuary will be the time when the sanctuary will be built when the altar will be there the built when the altar will be there the ark will be established the holy vessels ark will be established the holy vessels set out holy vessels of all ages and generations from faithful able from faithful able to the coming of our lord jesus christ to the coming of our lord jesus christ all set out before us and the means by which that is built is portrayed on this table portrayed on this table we have here bread we have here bread and wine and wine they represent the two-fold work of our they represent the two-fold work of our lord jesus christ lord jesus christ the bread is broken the bread is broken represents the trials and difficulties represents the trials and difficulties of life it teaches us of the need to of life it teaches us of the need to conquer the flesh to war the warfares of conquer the flesh to war the warfares of david against sin in all its forms david against sin in all its forms but there's wine here as well but there's wine here as well wine speaks of new life of harmony of wine speaks of new life of harmony of joy of success of victory joy of success of victory it's the vision of glory it's the vision of glory is the peace is the peace of solomon of solomon we shall soon see the fulfillment of we shall soon see the fulfillment of this chapter this chapter when we gather with our great lord in when we gather with our great lord in the sanctuary the sanctuary on zion's hill on zion's hill then david will see the temple then he will see the temple in all its reality and his joy will be full reality and his joy will be full and it won't only be a temple of bricks and it won't only be a temple of bricks and mortar and mortar although that will be there as well although that will be there as well but it will be a house of living stones but it will be a house of living stones his seed of faith from all times his seed of faith from all times and we there with him if we prepare today for the joy of tomorrow for the joy of tomorrow if we arise and be doing if we arise and be doing if we set our heart if we set our heart and our soul and our soul brethren and sisters david's voice comes brethren and sisters david's voice comes down to us this morning to take up this down to us this morning to take up this project and in these days of our trouble project and in these days of our trouble to pursue our course faithfully and with to pursue our course faithfully and with dedication dedication and we shall never be dismayed