“even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?”
1 Chronicles 29:4-5 KJV
David said, “..my personal fortune of gold and silver for making this place of worship for my God…and for the gold and silver work by craftsmen and artisans. Now how about you? Who among you is ready and willing to join in the giving?” David gave his best for the house of God. Gold from Ophir was the purest which he got to build the holy things in the service of God. Today, it is the Church of our Lord Jesus, of which He is the Head, that requires our best. The Lord gave His best, His Own Blood, for our redemption. For we know that God paid a ransom to save us from the empty life we inherited from our ancestors. It was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious Blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. In the new covenant, like David in the old, let us bring our best to our God for the extension of His Kingdom on earth at every opportunity we get. Amen!
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