November 28, 2021
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Reading along with us in 1 Kings? Here’s today’s reading:
1 Kings 5 (NIV)
Preparations for Building the Temple
1 When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. 2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
3“You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.............Continue Reading
“The same was true of Simon’s partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.””
Luke 5:10 GNTD
https://bible.com/bible/69/luk.5.10.GNTD
Solomon respects the allies of his father and continues to make wise decisions. He takes advantage of this time of peace and prosperity to rebuild the temple.
Solomon makes a treaty with Hiram, King of Tyre and they exchange goods and labor for the House of the Lord. Both seem happy and content with the arrangement and the people too. Although that sounds like some pretty grueling work, I hope they were well paid…or would this be ministry for the house of the Lord….or slave labor?
Solomon’s wisdom continues as he maintains good relationships that David started. He is also wise to recognize the strength and ability in others and trust them with necessary tasks. The project of building the temple will be immense and Solomon puts people in positions who can organize and coordinate things the way they need to get done.