1 Chronicles 22:5(NKJV)
5Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and
the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous
and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.”
So David made abundant preparations before his death.
If you have ever
traveled in Europe you know that there are some magnificent cathedrals over
there. There are some pretty impressive
churches in the US as well.
I have at time heard
Christians criticize other Christians for building big churches like that. They feel it is a waste of resources that
could better be used for the poor. Could
they have a point?
I can see some
validity in both sides of the argument and I'm not here to debate the
issue. What I find interesting though is
that it is an issue that seems to go all the way back to the time of King
David.
From David's point
of view, he served a mighty God, the God of all gods, and God deserved nothing
but the best of the best. I think that
may be where this really got a start. The
Israelites had made temples and alters before but nothing as ornate as what
David had a vision for. He stock piled
the materials so that when it came time for his son Solomon to build God's
house, supplies would be of no concern whatsoever, and the age of the
Mega-God's House was born.
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