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It almost sounds at first like Nathan is simply a “yes” man,
telling David to do whatever he
liked since he was king and God had put him there. But my commentary says, “When Nathan told
David to do what was in his heart,
he wasn’t affirming that David’s desires were actually God’s will. Rather, he was encouraging the king to pursue
his desires and see what God wanted him
to do.” After all, if we are
following God, He gives us the desires of our heart.
God gave Nathan additional insight that night. David wasn’t
to be the one to build God’s Temple. “The
best thing he could do for the Lord was to continue
shepherding the people and set a godly example,” my commentary said. “The Lord promised David something above and beyond anything he could have
imagined. David wanted to build God a house, But God promised to build David a house – a dynasty forever!”
God had decided what He
was going to do and in effect, David
was about to understand God’s will
and make it his.
The king sat in front of the Lord, supposedly at the Ark of
the Covenant. His sincerity and humility
were quite evident: “Lord God, who am I? … Why did You bring me
to this point? … You have also made promises about my future family … There is no
one like You, Lord. There is no
God except You … I, Your servant, am brave enough to pray to You
… You have chosen to bless my family.”
I don’t believe David had any children at this point. So that is certainly a huge promise, despite
what He’s already said about Messiah.
Father, I’m so amazed at what You’ve done for me.
How You have blessed me with a family. How You’ve revealed Your will for me and for my
family. God, be God over us. Help us to remember all You’ve done to put us
together as a family, and let that lead us to trust You completely and to
accept Your loving will for our lives.
You’ve given us abundantly more than we could ever ask or imagine by placing us together as a
family. Keep leading us, Father. Draw us all nearer to You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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