“I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents
of gold, a million talents of silver, quantities of bronze and
iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.” 1 Chronicles 22:14
God directed the
plans and materials for the building of His temple. God wanted it to be attractive to draw people
to it. He wanted it to be something
visitors would come and see then give their hearts to Him.
Is it
extravagance or excellence? Doesn’t God
deserve excellence? Doesn’t He provide
all our gold and silver? Nobody
complained or questioned God’s decisions.
They all agreed and complied.
Why? After realizing all God had
done for them, they felt He deserved a beautiful house compared to the dirty
desert tent He inhabited before (the tabernacle).