David sat under his wooden beams, planning a large stone building to hold God. The king wanted to build a permanent place, but the Almighty stepped in that very night to stop the human plan. The direct warning from God broke straight through human thinking, because you cannot lock the Creator of the stars inside a room. The Living God completely changed the entire design from a stone house to an endless family. He refused a building made by human hands, choosing instead to establish a line of kings that will stand under His power forever.
“Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.” 1 Chronicles 17:4-5
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