Day 21: 1 Chronicles 28:9-10

Father David

As a father, what words of counsel did David give to his beloved son Solomon?  Firstly, Father David told Solomon, 'Know the God of your father' (1 Chron. 28:9).  David said this to Solomon because he wanted to pass on to his son the right knowledge about God.  The correct knowledge he wanted to impart to his son was the fact that their God is a God of covenant.  Father David knew that Solomon desired to know the God of the covenant, for Solomon sought to receive the blessings of prosperity from God (1 Kgs. 2:3).

Secondly, Father David told Solomon, 'Serve your father's God with a whole heart and a willing mind' (1 Chron. 28:9).  Father David desired not only for Solomon to receive the blessings of prosperity from God but also to keep those received blessings.  The key to this was serving the Lord with a whole heart.

Thirdly, Father David told Solomon, 'Be strong and do it' regarding the task of building the holy temple which God had chosen him for (v. 10).  Father David encouraged Solomon to be bold in undertaking the task of building the Lord's temple, assuring him that he had the capacity to handle it.