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(2 Sam. 7:1-13)
We can only really serve God after we first experience His grace
Jesus while washing Peter’s feet tells him that unless he is first washed clean by Jesus, he can have no part with
him (John 13:5-8)
God did not ask for David to build Him a house (2 Sam. 7:7) God instead, intended to build a “house”
for David (2 Sam. 7:10-11). This “house” included about a 500 year earthly family dynasty and an
eternal, Messianic dynasty, through the person of Jesus Christ. (Ps. 89: 1-4, 28-29)
God is far too great to be contained within any house (1 Kings 8:27, Isa. 66:1, Acts 7:44-50, 17:24-25).
Solomon, calling himself God’s servant, recognized that he had been made king by God’s grace (1 Kings 3:7-8)
1 John 4 reminds us that we love Him because He first loved us. Christianity, unlike every other religion, is not
about what we can do for God, but about what God has done for us.
A faithful servant of God must listen for God to speak (1 Sam. 3:9-10)
A faithful servant of God responds according to God’s timetable and remains faithful while waiting upon God’s
to act (Matt. 24:45)
A true servant of God follows Christ’s lead (and in doing so receives honor from God) (John 12:26)
God determines the nature of our service, regardless of what we may think
God may be teaching us all sorts of important lessons - humility, patience, faith - when He calls
us to serve in ways and places we would never choose to serve.
There are times when our grand human plans to do something for God are seen, after a night of
prayer, to be a huge human distraction from what God is doing for us. That's what Nathan
realized that night: God showed Nathan that David's building plans for God would interfere
with God's building plans for David.
Moses (Deut. 34:5, Num. 12:7-8, Josh. 1:1-2, 7, 13, 15, 8:31-33, 11:12, 15, 12:6, 13:8, 14:7, 18:7, 22:4-5, 2
Kings 18:12, 1 Chr. 6:49, Dan. 9:11, Mal 4:4, Rev. 15:3)
David (2 Sam. 3:18, 7:5, 8, Jer. 33:21-26, 1 Kings 11:13, 34, 2 Kings 8:19, 1 Chr. 17:7)
The nation of Israel in the name of Jacob (Isa. 45:5, Jer. 30:10, 46:27-28)