TOPIC: GOD’S PROJECT IS NEVER ABANDONED
Text: 1 Kings 6:29-38
6:29 Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
6:30 And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
6:31 For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were [p]one-fifth of the wall
6:32 The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
6:33 So for the door of the [q]sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, [r]one-fourth of the wall.
6:34 And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door.
6:35 Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work.
6:36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.
6:37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of [s]Ziv.
6:38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of [t]Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.
STUDY:
Verse 38 of our text notes that the period of time spent in building the temple was seven years. Solomon ensured that the project was never abandoned, the greatness of the task notwithstanding, until it was brought to completion. If we follow the story of the temple-building from its foundation to completion, we will discover that it was a vast and elegant project. Hence, Solomon had to engage a labour force numbering thousands of men (1 Kings 5:13- 18), to bring the project to completion. Solomon’s seriousness, coupled with the many hands employed to execute the project, ensured the work was completed.
We should learn to give the work of God put in our charge the seriousness it requires. We are assured that every good work God begins in us, He will bring to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Phil. 1:6). What is your attitude to that ongoing building project in your parish, Diocese, or National Church? Are you committing your time, energy and resources towards its completion? Again, the various groups we belong to in church, are God’s work (projects) and we must give our attention to them. God’s work must never be abandoned. Solomon leaves us an example to follow.
Prayer:
Father, help me to build my life in the faith according to your pattern.
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