GIFTS FOR THE TEMPLE
1 Chronicles 29:1-9
Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. (6)
chapter 29
1. Then King David said to the whole assembly: "My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God.
2. With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God - gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble - all of these in large quantities.
3. Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple:
4. three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,
5. for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?"
6. Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
7. They gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and a hundred thousand talents of iron.
8. Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the LORD in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9. The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
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1. King David said to the whole assembly that he had offered all his resources for the temple of God. He has provided his own gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, onyx, turquoise, and all kinds of fine stones. He offered these in large quantities so the best materials could be used in building the temple of God. In addition, he offered gold and silver from his personal treasurers.
2. And he asked who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord. Then the leaders, officers, and commanders all gave willingly. They gave gold, silver, bronze, iron, and precious stones as well. The people were rejoicing greatly when they saw the willing response of the leaders. They did not give partially or provide leftovers. But they gave freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord.
3. Before the building of God’s temple, the Israelites all offered freely, starting from David. In front of God’s work, God wants us to offer what we have freely. It may be our offering of money, time, energy, and youth. When we give freely for God to use, God will be rejoicing in heaven. He will surely make us a blessing to be used powerfully for His world mission purpose.
Prayer: Help us to offer what we have for your work.
One Word: Offer our money, time, and youth in serving God