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Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
2 Samuel 7:1-17
"When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him" (Proverbs 16:7). This word is now proved true for David. Since he lives in a fine house of cedar, he has scruples about letting the Ark dwell in a mere tent. Noble sentiment on his part! Those of us who enjoy a settled and comfortable life should never forget that our Master passed through this world as a divine wayfarer, having nowhere to lay His head.
David proposes to build a house worthy of the LORD. But listen to the way the LORD replies, in effect, by the mouth of Nathan, "I have willingly taken the character of a wayfarer in order to share by grace the lot of my people, and the time of my rest has not yet come. But what you yourself cannot do, one of your descendants will accomplish."
He is referring first to Solomon, son of David, who was to build the temple. But v. 14, quoted in Hebrews 1:5, shows that this King, Son of David, is prophetically Jesus, the Son of God. Of Him alone can it be stated that His kingdom shall be established for ever. Personal blessings (vv. 8, 9) or collective blessings (v. 10), all have their source in this matchless Person.
