1 Kings #05: an exposition of 1 Kings 5:1-18. This message by Pastor Rod Harris was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Sunday evening, February 15, 2015.
Intro:
What was I thinking when I decided to preach through 1 kings? I ask myself that every week as I labor through my preparation. Chapter 5 is another of those sections that your eyes just kind of glass over as you try to get through. I find myself wanting to skip over and get on to something important. That’s always a mistake. I’ve really come to appreciate, in recent years, the mundane. The everyday. The common. Let’s face it that is where most of us live. There is something comforting in understanding that God is in the mundane. That God’s sovereignty and His providence is not reserved for the extraordinary. Our text this evening is found in 1 Kings chapter 5.
Text: 1 Kings 5:1-18
You remember David wanted to build God a temple.
He was told that he couldn’t – 2 Samuel 7:1-17.
In 1 Chron 22:7-10 the reason is given – David had too much blood on his hands.
Now the time has come for the building of the temple.
1 Kings 5-9 tells that story.
Chapter 5 is about the decision to build and securing some of the materials.
Not exactly riveting stuff!
Yet there is something of significance for us in this text. As we walk through this chapter we discover that…
Thesis: Here in the mundane and tedious story of temple preparation we find a witness to God’s promise, a reminder of His coming kingdom and the need for godly wisdom.
3 things to note.
- A Witness to God’s Promise. (5:1-6)
- A Reminder of God’s Coming Kingdom. (5:7-11)
- The Need for Godly Wisdom. (5:12-18)
Conclusion:
Putting it all together we are reminded that:
Great works for God’s glory are based on the certainty of God’s promise.
God graciously grants us a glimpse of the glory to come.
God gives wisdom to see the task through.