Does God want your gold?

June 12, 2008

2 Chronicles 4:19-22 GNB
(19) King Solomon also had gold furnishings made for the Temple: the altar and the tables for the bread offered to God;
(20) the lampstands and the lamps of fine gold that were to burn in front of the Most Holy Place, according to plan;
(21) the flower decorations, the lamps, and the tongs;
(22) the lamp snuffers, the bowls, the dishes for incense, and the pans used for carrying live coals. All these objects were made of pure gold. The outer doors of the Temple and the doors to the Most Holy Place were overlaid with gold.

Did you notice anything about the descriptions of everything that Solomon had made for the temple? They were all made of gold. Surely his father David had taught him that God does not need our gold or anything else because it is all His in the first place. So why?

Maybe because God wants us to give our best. And when you are the king and run the country, your best is often the best gold you can find.

God wants us to give our best. Solomon had gold to give, what do you have? Maybe it is not a physical item that you have to give. God can take non-physical things as well.


Today
1 Kings 7:1-51, 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

Tomorrow

1 Kings 8:1-66, 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

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