That David thought of everything. Well…how about God thought of everything? How about God thought of everything and David was so in tune, so united, so in harmony, that he heard God. Do we hear God? Are we that in tune, that united, that harmonious with God that we can hear Him when he speaks? Do we even care to hear from God? Wouldn’t you like to hear God? David heard God.
I wonder if David wore glasses? I know, random. If you wear glasses you’ll get what I’m saying. For some reason, I can’t hear without my glasses. You too? Why is it that I hear better when I wear my glasses? I’m sure there are some very scientific and psychology reasons for it. Hearing loss – not that I’m aware of. Melding of the senses – sight and sound. Maybe. No matter to me the reason, as long as I have my glasses, I’m in good shape because I can see, and hear.
First and Second Chronicles “chronicles” David’s preparations for the building and administration of the Temple. Even though he would not build the Temple, David assisted by planning and preparing. Remember, God told David no, his son Solomon would be the temple builder. David was preparing for something he would never see.
So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing blocks of stone for building the Temple of God. David provided large amounts of iron for nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than they could ever weigh. He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David. David said,
“My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced, and the Temple of the Lord must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world. So I will begin making preparations for it now.”
1 Chronicles 22:1-5
Do you remember the science fair and the social studies fair that your kids participated in? Just as you helped your kids with the planning and preparation of those projects, David was helping Solomon with his project. What an enormous project and what a huge responsibility — building the Temple to house the Lord. David raised funds, gathered materials, and made meticulous plans for the Temple. He secured skilled goldsmiths, silversmiths, stonemasons, carpenters and craftsmen of every kind. David gave instructions to them all to “seek the Lord your God with all your heart” and to “Build the sanctuary of the Lord God so you can bring the Ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the Lord’s name.” 1 Chronicles 25:19. The Temple was built to honor the Lord’s name. The Church was built to honor the Lord’s name.
In addition to making plans for the physical building (trustees), organizing the priests (pastors, Sunday School teachers and lay leaders), the gatekeepers (janitors and Church council), and appointing administrators (office staff), David also made plans for the worship that was to take place in the Temple. He planned the worship services – he was the worship committee. David was on the Worship Team! All of these instructions came from God.
David specifically organized and appointed the musicians:
David and the army commanders then appointed men… from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals.
From the sons of Asaph…who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s order.
Jeduthun had six sons…who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the harp, offering thanks and praise to the Lord.
All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, lyres, and harps at the house of God. 1 Chronicles 25:1-6
David made Temple plans and preparations based on what he heard from God. Do we make our Temple plans based on what we hear from God?
He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that to do not belong to God. John 8:47
The only way to hear what God is telling us is to belong to Him. To be linked with Him. To be in harmony with Him. To be in relationship with Him. To accept Him. To see Him.
My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27
Do we hear His voice? Do we listen to what He has to say? What Temple plan might He be giving that we might not be hearing? What building, priestly, organizational, administrative, musical, leadership plan is God giving us? How does God want us to conduct our worship service in our homes, our Church, our community, our town, our state, our country, our world?
I’m pretty sure David wore glasses, because He heard God speak. God does speak. David was so in tune with God because he belonged to God. Do you belong to God? If you do, He speaks. But we hear Him best when we’re willing to see. Do you need to put your glasses on?