I remember as a very young boy being at my grandparents house while my Dad was working there. The telephone rang and my Dad ran full steam ahead for the back door. I was holding the outside or screen door open for him. It slipped out of my hand and he ran his had through the bottom pane of glass in the door. I can still see his hand with the blood running off and landing on the concrete patio.
My Grandfather was a well-known carpenter in our area. My Dad can build anything he puts his mind to. I cannot even build a wooden boat that does not sink.
Here is the thing. We go about building barns, houses, garages, decks and even large commercial structures. This is needed. Is it really? In some cases it is needed. In other cases it is just to show that I have more toys than you. Sad.
King David had his faults as documented in the Word of God. One thing he did was make preparation for Solomon. David was not allowed to build the temple because he was considered a bloody man. Since king David could not build it, he made provision for his son Solomon to build it. In this process I believe he built some things into Solomon that made him a man of character. He was flesh and blood like his father. This is evident in all his wives, etc…
We need to take a look at our children and the others that God has entrusted to us and see if we are truly building into their lives or are we just using them like a “cash cow”.
So, how are you doing?
II Chronicles 5:1, “Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.”