1 Chronicles 29:3-14 –
Moreover, in addition to all that I
have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and
silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the
house of my God: 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined
silver, for overlaying the walls of the house, and for all the work to be
done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of
silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the Lord?” Then the leaders of fathers' houses made their
freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of
thousands and of hundreds, and the officers over the king's work. They gave for the service
of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000
talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron. And whoever had precious
stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. Then the people rejoiced
because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And
David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever
and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the
glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in
the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come
from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in
your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.
“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer
willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
Psalm
59:17 – O my
Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.
Application:
- · The Lord is exalted as head over all.
All Scripture verses taken from ESV
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