1 Chronicles 29:1-9
1 Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: "My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the LORD God. 2 Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: 4 three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; 5 the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the LORD?"
6 Then the leaders of the fathers' houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers over the king's work, offered willingly. 7 They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
With the preparations made for the house of God, king David was ready to pass the throne to his son Solomon. He acknowledged again before the congregation of all God’s people that it was God alone who chose Solomon for this work. David had been chosen by the LORD to set the foundation in place for the defeat of their enemies and for setting aside the materials necessary to erect the temple according to the heavenly plan given him just as Moses was given the original plans of the traveling tabernacle as we are told again in Hebrews 8:5. David people to follow his example of wholehearted giving to God’s work, for he had not just what was gathered for the work, but also of his own personal wealth because he set his heart, his love for God, on this place to honor and glorify the LORD through sacrificial worship and honoring praise. He was all in for God and the heart given to and for Him (Romans 11:36) and for His people to be right with their God according to His word. This example moved them all to freely give (2 Corinthians 8:3) and then find overwhelming joy to outwardly express because they were able to freely give to God. The king rejoined with them. Our King Jesus Christ rejoices with us as we give to His work in building the house of God which is the individual and collective corporate, universal church of God in Christ. We should likewise find great joy in giving to the work of the gospel in all things for His praise and glory, for age Himself has made the eternal sacrifice and torn the veil hiding His presence from us! Our offerings must be of commitment which are freely and so willingly given.
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