"I have not lived
in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been
moving about in a tent and a tabernacle."
When you are a king,
well practised in raising taxes,
commanding armies
and building palaces,
life can be a bit too good.
Striving to justify his enjoyment
of the comfortable life,
(while the poor still go hungry
and the widows and the orphans
make the best of their lot),
David decides to co-opt the Lord
to ease his guilt
by building God a temple;
with fine gold vessels, plush cushions,
carved cedar beams,
and ornate fittings.
An impressive house for God
would make the king's grand domicile
less offensive to the dignity
of God's people.
God, however,
politely declines the offer,
preferring to dwell in a tent.
Rev Ken Rookes
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