Don’t Lose Sight of the Mission!

[332 words] King David, not long after establishing Jerusalem as Israel’s military, political and religious center, desired to build the Lord a house. His home of cedar was now complete, but the Ark of the Covenant still remained within a tent (2 Sam. 7:1-2). But the word of the Lord came to Nathan, and that word which was to be spoken to David was a divine denial to the king’s desire (2 Sam. 7:4ft). Although David’s desire to build the Lord a house was good, it was not His will for him to do so. That work would be accomplished later by David’s son Solomon. The Lord’s will for David, as I see it, was to rid the land of the enemy and broaden the borders of the Israelite kingdom. Was David disappointed? I’m certain he was, but he trusted God and quickly resumed the mission that God had called…