Compassionate Generosity. 1 Chronicles 29

I wanna read a few verses from scripture, and this is from the Book of 1 Chronicles 29.

And David has drawn up the plans for the temple, and he has gathered his, his people, the people of Israel.

Listen now for the Word of God.

"Then King David said to the whole assembly: 'My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen'" chosen to build the temple, that is, "is young and inexperienced.

The task is great because this, um, palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.

With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God, gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, wood'" and it goes on, and goes on, and goes on through all the things that David has offered from his own personal treasury.

He then turns and invites people to give as well.

And I wanna bring you down to verse five here, if we skip down to there.

"For the gold work and the silver work and for all the work that needs to be done by the craftsmen," now this line here, "Now, who is willing to c- consecrate themselves to the Lord today? Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king's work give willingly.

They give toward the work on the temple of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold and 10,000, um, talents of silver, and 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron, and anyone who had precious stones give them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.

The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders and they, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord." And David the king also rejoiced greatly.

And David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying the words that we used in our call to worship this morning.

Praise be to you, Lord, the God and Father of Israel.

From everlasting to everlasting, yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor.

For everything in heaven and earth is yours, and yours, Lord, is the kingdom.

You are exalted as head over all.

Wealth and honor come from you.

You are the ruler of all things.

And we stop there for now.

I wanna read a few verses from scripture, and this is from the Book of 1 Chronicles 29.

And David has drawn up the plans for the temple, and he has gathered his, his people, the people of Israel.

Listen now for the Word of God.

"Then King David said to the whole assembly: 'My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen'" chosen to build the temple, that is, "is young and inexperienced.

The task is great because this, um, palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.

With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God, gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, wood'" and it goes on, and goes on, and goes on through all the things that David has offered from his own personal treasury.

He then turns and invites people to give as well.

And I wanna bring you down to verse five here, if we skip down to there.

"For the gold work and the silver work and for all the work that needs to be done by the craftsmen," now this line here, "Now, who is willing to c- consecrate themselves to the Lord today? Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king's work give willingly.

They give toward the work on the temple of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold and 10,000, um, talents of silver, and 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron, and anyone who had precious stones give them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.

The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders and they, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord." And David the king also rejoiced greatly.

And David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying the words that we used in our call to worship this morning.

Praise be to you, Lord, the God and Father of Israel.

From everlasting to everlasting, yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor.

For everything in heaven and earth is yours, and yours, Lord, is the kingdom.

You are exalted as head over all.

Wealth and honor come from you.

You are the ruler of all things.

And we stop there for now.