1 Chronicles 24:19
“These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.”
David’s kingdom as king was the most productive kingdom of all the kings of Israel. Certainly, Solomon had a great kingdom, but his kingdom was set up because of David. When studying David’s kingdom, you will discover there were three components that were weaved throughout his kingdom that helped it to become productive. I have found that those same three things will help the production of every church, ministry or business if they will be applied.
1 Chronicles 17:15
“According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.”
Every generation needs a prophet of God like the Prophet Nathan. He certainly is not one of the most famous prophets in the Scriptures, but he could be one of the most respected prophets in the Scriptures. When you look at his life, there is one thing that jumps out at you that would benefit every Christian if they could apply these attributes to their lives.
1 Chronicles 11:22
“Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.”
When David goes through the mighty men in his army, he brings up the name of Benaiah. There is something that is missed about Benaiah that should be recognized by all. It says that Benaiah was“the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts.” In other words, Benaiah was no stranger to great works. He grew up seeing his dad have the courage to stand and fight. He grew up watching his dad perform valiant acts of faith. Seeing great works was something that he was used to.
1 Chronicles 5:18
“The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.”
Child rearing is not for the weak of heart. Sadly, there seems to be a dearth of parents who are taking the time to train their children in the needed qualities to make it through life. Every parent should not just be trying to get their children out of their house without any embarrassment, but they should be training their children with the qualities they need to make it through life.
Colossians 3:13
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Anytime you enter a relationship you are going to experience differences. People get married and think that they are going to be different from every other couple only to discover that they have differences of their own. Leaders will oftentimes think they can work with someone who had differences with another leader only to find out that they are having the same differences as the former leader. It doesn't matter who you are, the dynamics of any relationship are going to breed differences.
1 Kings 15:5
“Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.”
If we were to look at people and relationships through the eyes of God, we would find that we could get along with most people. God says about David in the verse above, “…David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life…” It is interesting that God says this about him. I know, I left one little line out, but if you were to read this about David and not know anything about that last line, you would think that David was a great man.
1 Kings 8:47
“Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;”
Solomon had finished building the temple and he took time after it was finished to have a dedicatory prayer to God. During this prayer he asked God to hear the prayer of His people whenever they prayed to Him in the temple. Solomon also asked that if they sinned against God and are taken captive, that “if they shall bethink themselves” in their captivity and call on Him, he asked that their prayer be heard.
1 Kings 2:45
“And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.”
In most of Solomon’s reign, he truly desired to please God and to have His blessings upon his life and kingdom. This is especially seen in the early years of his reign. He also knew that if he was going to get God’s blessings upon his kingdom and life that there were some things from the past that had to be dealt with. What is interesting about God blessing Solomon in the next chapter is that the blessing came after Solomon dealt with the skeletons of the past.
Ephesians 1:3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”
Every Christian should desire to live a victorious Christian life. As you read in Ephesians 6, it is going to be a battle to live victoriously. I find throughout the Book of Ephesians that there are six keys to experiencing the victorious Christian life.
Galatians 1:23
“But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.”
Nobody would be saved without God’s grace. According to Ephesians 2:8-9, it is by God’s grace that we are saved. Works can’t save us because we can never be good enough to earn salvation. The power of God’s grace is amazing. You see in this chapter what the power of grace can do.