Building, Worship, Wisdom, and Wealth

If you want to remember what Solomon was all about – just think of BW-3: Building, Worship, Wisdom, and Wealth!

But all of these things come together in the temple. Solomon's building projects are described briefly – except for the temple. Solomon's wisdom is designed to build the temple. Solomon's wealth is used to pay for (and maintain) the temple. And of course, Solomon's worship is centered in the temple.

Our passage tonight shows us that as the king goes – so will the people. When the king does well, the people are blessed. (We'll see in future weeks that the opposite is also true!)

But for us, this ought to provoke us to gratitude – because God has given us such a wonderful King in Jesus!