1 Chronicles 27-29; Psalm 68: As a parent you want the very best for your children. You work hard and save to make their lives better. David too longed for his son Solomon to experience favor and blessings of the Father. His advice to him is recorded in 1 Chronicles 28
9″And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. 10Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it.”
Solomon could experience what his father had if he would acknowledge the Lord and make Him the priority of his life. That is what David means when he tells his son to serve the Lord with all of his heart. I fear that Solomon though he did many great things and definitely was wise, he did not obey all that God had instructed him to do. He did many great things for the Lord including building the house of God. When he sought the Father he found great success, but when he satisfied the flesh he found it very empty. Soon we will read a love letter he wrote to one of his loves. We will also read his journal written later in his life. As he found so much of life meaningless and speaks of all he tried and found empty he comes back to this advice his father gives him. Truly all is meaningless when done without seeking the Lord with all your heart and being willing to do life His way. This can be scary because you don’t always see the next step and certainly can’t see days, weeks, months or even a year in the future, but that is why we are asked to follow the Father in a daily and choice by choice walk. You may say, but that is not secure, and in earthly terms you are right, but God is saying to us, “Trust Me.” Joy and peace come to us as we believe Him and follow His plan.