Text: 1 Kings 7:38-47

7:38  Then he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained ^[k]forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver

7:39 And he put five carts on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house. He set the Sea on the right side of the house, toward the southeast. 

7:40   Huram^[l] made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of the Lord:

7:41   the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars; 

7:42  four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the pillars); 

7:43   the ten carts, and ten lavers on the carts;

7:44  one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea;

7:45    the pots, the shovels, and the bowls. All these articles which ^[m]Huram made for King Solomon for the house of the Lord were of burnished bronze. 

7:46 In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zaretan

7:47  And Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.

STUDY:

We read in verse 37 that “… Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.” Solomon did not think he should be economical or not waste the resources to furnish the house of God, hence we are told he did not bother to count the cost of the many articles and bronze used in furnishing God’s temple. Remember that Solomon had asked from God an understanding heart to judge His people, that he may discern between good and evil (1 Kings 3:9), but God gave him in addition, riches and honour (1 Kings 3:13). So, Solomon was aware that it was God who had made him wealthy, and all he spent in the service of God, he had freely received.

Beloved, what is it that you have that you have not freely received? The psalmist says, “The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness” (Psa. 24:1). The widow gave “her whole livelihood” (Mark 12:41-44); the Macedonians gave “beyond their ability” (2 Cor. 8:3); and Jesus Christ “gave Himself a ransom for all” (1 Tim. 2:6). Jesus Himself says, “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matt. 10:8). In Jesus, we have received a new life, a new family of believers; and a new hope. Because God has showered us with these blessings, we should generously give to God and others. Freely we have received, freely should we give.

Prayer: 

Father; help me to give as freely as I have received. Amen.

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Text: Matthew 25:14-30

25:14  “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.

25:15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 

25:16  Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

25:17   And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 

25:18  But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.

25:19   After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

25:20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’

25:21   His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 

25:22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.

25:23   His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

25:24  “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

25:26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

25:27  So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 

25:28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

25:29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

25:30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

STUDY:

The Parable of the Talents is about a master and his three servants. The master travelled abroad and gave five, two and one talent(s) respectively to his servants, to trade with. On his return, the first two servants had doubled their talents but the third servant had nothing to present to his master other than the one talent he was given, which he dug the ground and hid. The master praised the first two (vv. 21&23), but condemned the third servant for being wicked, lazy and unprofitable (vv. 26&27). His one talent was given to the servant with the most talents. The two faithful servants received equal commendation, while the unfaithful servant was cast into outer darkness to be condemned.

God has blessed us with resources and gifts and He expects us to put them to best possible use. This enables God’s work to move forward as efficiently and effectively as possible. The Lord expects His servants to be faithful to the task give to them while waiting for His return. Our right response to these blessings and gifts result in ultimate rewards as we find with the two servants who “Enter into the joy of your lord” (vv. 21&23). Of course, the wrong response results in condemnation like we see of the servant who did not put his talent to work and ended up being “cast… into the outer darkness” (v. 30). Don’t waste time to put to work God’s resources in your care, and you will be blessed for it.

Prayer: 

Father, may none of your resources you’ve blessed me with lie idle. Amen

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Text: 1 Kings 7:27-37

7:27 He also made ten ^[i]carts of bronze; four cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.

7:28 And this was the design of the carts: They had panels, and the panels were between frames; 

7:29    on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. And on the frames was a pedestal on top. Below the lions and oxen were wreaths of plaited work.

7:30   Every cart had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under the laver were supports of cast bronze beside each wreath.

7:31  Its opening inside the crown at the top was one cubit in diameter; and the opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, one and a half cubits in outside diameter; and also on the opening were engravings, but the panels were square, not round.

7:32   Under the panels were the four wheels, and the axles of the wheels were joined to the cart. The height of a wheel was one and a half cubits.

7:33 The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast bronze.

7:34   And there were four supports at the four corners of each cart; its supports were part of the cart itself.

7:35 On the top of the cart, at the height of half a cubit, it was perfectly round. And on the top of the cart, its flanges and its panels were of the same casting

7:36   On the plates of its flanges and on its panels he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was a clear space on each, with wreaths all around

7:37  Thus he made the ten carts. All of them were of ^[j]the same mold, one measure, and one shape.

STUDY:

King of Tyre recommended Huram, a man full of wisdom and understanding, to Solomon to carry out the bronze work of the temple (vv. 13-14). He constructed ten bronze moveable water carts, each holding a basin for rinsing burnt offerings (v. 27 cf 2 Chron. 4:6). Each cart had four wheel stands with axles to make them mobile (v. 30). The wheels are made like chariot wheels, and their axle pins, rims, spokes, and hubs, were cast in bronze (v. 33). The carts were identical in size and shape (v. 37) and were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim, together with wreath decorations above and below (vv. 28-29). Also, each of the water carts had four handles, extending out (v. 34), and the top of the carts had ring shapes (v. 35).

Dearly beloved, looking at the way the ten water carts are constructed, you will agree that it took much wisdom and understanding to produce such excellent pieces of furnishings. Huram was recommended to Solomon because he was apparently a very superior craftsman. The secret of his success story rests on the wisdom and understanding he possessed. In Christ, you and I have inexhaustible resources to draw from to excel, like Huram. In Christ, God does “freely gives us all things” (Rom. 8:32), including wisdom to excel, if we ask (James 1:5). Ask for wisdom and understanding concerning all you do, that you may excel and so your work will recommend you.

Prayer: 

Father; grant me wisdom and understanding to excel in all I do.

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Text: 1 Kings 7:13-26

7:13 But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.

7:14   He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work.

7:15     And he ^[b]cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each. 

7:16   Then he made two capitals of cast bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. 

7:17He made a lattice network, with wreaths of chainwork, for the capitals which were on top of the pillars: seven chains for one capital and seven for the other capital.

7:18  So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital.

7:19 So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital.

7:20   The capitals on the two pillars also had pomegranates above, by the convex surface which was next to the network; and there were two hundred such pomegranates in rows on each of the capitals all around.

7:21 Then he set up the pillars by the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name ^[c]Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name ^[d]Boaz.

7:22  The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.

7:23 And he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.

7:24 Below its brim were ornamental buds encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The ornamental buds were cast in two rows when it was cast. 

7;25 It stood on twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. 

7:26  It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained ^[e]two thousand baths.

STUDY:

Our text today focuses on the temple’s furnishings. Notice that Solomon had to engage Huram (Hebrew – Hiram), who was an expert craftsman. Solomon chose only the best when we consider the sterling qualities of Huram. We are told, “He was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work” (v. 14). To be “filled with wisdom and understanding” is a sign of a Spirit-controlled life. We have a similar story when the tabernacle was being built in the time of Moses.

We read that Bezalel and Oholiab who had Spirit-filled abilities in artistic craftsmanship, were uniquely gifted to design and build a tabernacle befitting a holy and magnificent God (cf Exod. 31:1-11). Before we can give our best in the service of God, we must be full of the Spirit, manifesting wisdom and understanding (v. 14 cf Isa. 11:2; Exod. 31:3). You will notice that in the choosing of the seven deacons, the apostles looked for men “full of the Spirit and wisdom” (Acts 6:3). We cannot be in the flesh and hope to give God our best. The Scripture makes it clear that “Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit” (John 3:6). Do you have the power of the Holy Spirit available to you all the time? Are you born again? (John 3:3, 5). In whatever capacity we are serving in the church, without the Spirit’s empowerment, we cannot give our best.

Prayer: 

Father; please fill me with your spirit so I can give you my best.

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Text: : 1 Kings 7:1-12

7:1 But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.

7:2   He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was ^[a]one hundred cubits, its width ^[b]fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.

7:3   And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row. 

7:4   There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers

7:5 And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers.

7:6  He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them.

7:7 Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to ^[c]ceiling.

7:8   And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken as wife.

7:9  All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court.

7:10  The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.

7:11 And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.

7:12 The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the temple.

STUDY:

King Solomon can be described as a master builder when we consider the complex nature of his palace which comprised of the House of the Forest of Lebanon (vv. 2-5), the Hall of Pillars (v. 6), the Hall of Judgement (v. 7), a lavish open court containing other buildings, and his own house (vv. 8-12). As a master builder, Solomon had to set his priority right by ensuring that he started with the temple project which was a house built for God, before embarking on his palace complex which took him thirteen years to complete (v. 1). Solomon built for God and God had to build for Solomon, so to speak. Solomon’s desire to complete the Lord’s house before building his own house is commendable.

We have many desires that compete for our attention and we must remember that God’s work is priority. The Scripture enjoins us to seek first God’s kingdom and His righteousness, and the basic necessities of life will be ours too (Matt. 6:33). Who knows whether Solomon would have succeeded in building his palace if he had not built God’s house first. We read in Haggai 1:2ff how God rebuked His people for building their houses instead of rebuilding His temple. When we put God first, He will provide for our deepest needs (cf Matt. 6:33).

Prayer: 

Father, help me to build my life in the faith according to your pattern.

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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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Text: 1 Kings 6:14-28

6:14    So Solomon built the temple and finished it. 

6:15   And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress.

6:16  Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.

6:17    And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

6:18 The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen.

6:19 And he prepared the ^[n]inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there.

6:20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar. ²¹

6:21 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. 

6:22 The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

6:23  Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

6:24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. 

6:25 And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape. 

6:26  The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.

6:27 Then he set the cherubim inside the inner ^[o]room; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. 

6:28 Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

STUDY:

Beautiful things put smiles on people’s faces and joy in their hearts. We read that the temple interior had walls that were partitioned with cedar from floor to ceiling so that no exterior stones could be seen. The inner sanctuary was covered with pure gold, all of which made the whole place extremely beautiful. Whenever worshipers gathered in the beautiful inner sanctuary to worship the LORD, they were stirred to rejoice (Psa. 16:11). David, who made many of the plans of the temple building (1 Chron. 22), captures for us the beauty of the temple that should make someone rejoice: He says, “One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple” (Psa. 27:4).

Like David, your sure reward will be rejoicing, if you desire tc behold the beauty of the LORD by being regular in church service (cf Heb 10:25); spending quality time in meditating on the Bible and praying without ceasing (Josh. 1:8; 1 Thess. 5:17); being desirous to live a life of holiness (1 Pet. 1:16); and determining to keep your body (temple) undefiled (beautiful) like Solomon’s beautiful temple (cf 1 Cor. 3:16).

Prayer: 

Father; may I continue to desire to behold your beauty daily. Amen.

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Text: Matthew 9:9-13

9:9    When the Pharisees heard that He silenced the Sadducees, they came together. 

9:10   Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 

9:11  And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

9:12   When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, ^[a]to repentance.”

STUDY:

Saint Matthew is one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ and is remembered on September 21 of every year. The name Matthew comes from the Greek, Mattaioś which means ‘gift of Yahweh.’ Matthew was a tax collector (Matt. 9:14; 10:3), a profession whose members were hated by the Jews because they cheated a lot and worked for Rome. This was the image of Matthew when Jesus met him and invited him to “Follow Me” (v. 9). Matthew left his profiting career and followed Jesus. From that moment, Matthew followed Jesus who was the Way.

When God calls us to follow or obey Him, we are to do it without delay as Matthew did. Sometimes the decision to follow where He leads requires difficult or painful choices. All the same, we must decide to leave behind the things that would keep us from following Jesus, for we have no one else to whom we can go who has the words of eternal life (cf John 6:68). Again, we should never be tempted to follow any man no matter who he is. Jesus to us today, “Follow me.”

Prayer: 

Father; may I ever follow your Son, never looking back. Amen.

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Text: Matthew 22:34-40

22:34    When the Pharisees heard that He silenced the Sadducees, they came together. 

22:35   One of them, who was a lawyer, tested Him by asking Him, 

22:36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”

22:37    Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’^[a].

22:38 This is the first and great commandment. 

22:39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

22:40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

STUDY:

The Pharisees approached Jesus with the intention to test, trap and defeat Him (vv. 34, 35; cf v. 15). Jesus’ response to the question: “Which is the great commandment in the law?” (v. 36), was an opportunity for Him to teach how someone can show his love for God and his fellow men – a love that involves the entire person, and from which comes the ability and desire to love God and those who are created in God’s image (Gen. 1:26-27). To love for fellow men is to love your neighbour as yourself, including a ‘fellow Israelite’ (Lev. 19:18), anyone in need (Luke 10:29-37) and even one’s enemies (Matt. 5:44).

We must learn from Jesus here. Note that the Pharisees came as enemies to test Jesus, to spite Him and to prove Him wrong. But Jesus loved them without discrimination. He practised what He had preached to His disciples: “Love your enemies” (Matt. 5:43). Do we practise what we preach? Have we love for ou enemies? Like the Pharisees, we can become so busy with every day concerns, perhaps chasing what we believe is the right thing, and miss out on the first and great thing that God demands from us.

Prayer: 

Father, may the fruit of your love flow into every life that I encounter.

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Text: 1 Kings 6:7-13

6:7   And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 

6:8    The doorway for the ^[j]middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.

6:9  So he built the ^[k]temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.

6:10    And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.

6:11 Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying:

6:12 “Concerning this ^[l]temple which you are building, if you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My ^[m]word with you, which I spoke to your father David.

6:13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel.”

STUDY:

In our text, we read that the stones used in the construction of the Temple were prepared at the quarry, so that there was no sound of a hammer or any other tool heard at the building site. The noiseless construction of the house of worship, is Solomon’s way to show his and the people’s care, concern, honour, and respect for God and His sanctuary. The LORD who was taking notice of the work, gave an encouraging message to Solomon, that if he remained faithful to Him, the Temple he was building would become an eternal dwelling place for Him (God) (vv. 11-13). God knows our works. He is taking notice of all we do.

We are not alone as we work for Him, for He will, every now and then, reach out to us to ensure that we finish well and strong. Never must we give up, but keep trusting until every work we begin for the LORD, is completed. God expects us to remain faithful so that in due course, He will reward us. The phrase, ‘I know your works’, appears in each letter to the seven churches in the province of Asia in the book of Revelation, demonstrating that the omniscient and omnipresent Judge is watching to reward us according to our works.

Prayer: 

Father, help us to remain faithful to You so that in due course, our good works may be rewarded. Amen.

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