1 Chronicles 26-29; Psalm 127

We finish 1  Chronicles.....some of these records we read are boring!  We do see a system that is set up for worship and how important it is.   I was struck by the fact that so many people had duties....they just didn't sit in a pew and receive......However; we are not just tied to a system......God has the Levites as the High Priests, however, Jesus, our true High Priest will not come from this order....God has David put his FOURTH son on the throne....so even with all the order that God requires, He may have reasons for changing it up.


Here are Patricia's notes from her blog....I love the fact that she wonders whether her children would be able to learn anything by picking up her Bible....

1 Chron 26-29 Psalm 127Posted May 27, 2010 by Patricia in 1 Chronicles, Psalms. 8 Comments

OK, here is the deal, some of the chapters we may never read again in our lifetime.  We may never study them or feel led to read them again.  Just in case that is true,  I tried to really concentrate on these.  I  also try to make notes in my Bible knowing I will forget!  This is what I think of…I want my kids to be able to pick up my Bible and learn from my notes after I am no longer here.  Here were some of my notes from Chapter 26 and 27:

• 26:1 Korahites…Moses Family
• 25:4-5 Obed-Edom.  Sound familiar? Go back to 2Sam 6.  When Uzzah dies fixing the stumbling Ark and David didn’t know what to do so He parked the Ark at someone house for 3 months.  Guess who’s house…Obed-Edom…that is why he was blessed.
• 26:18: Korah and Merari
• 26:32 Did any one else read this and say “Hey…the Transjordan tribe!”
• Army Divisions: The names were not that familiar but the cross reference was redundant, so I looked it up.  Some of them are the Mighty Men we read about in Chap 23
• 27:15 Was that Othniel the Judge?
• 27:23…When David took the census out of Pride….
• 27:33…I am sure you recognized the names from the time of Absalom, but Chronicles is about the heritage of God’s Chosen People, not about all that “lesson”, so it left all that Joab stuff out.
• 26:10-11 cross reference Duet 21:15

The rest of this book really grabbed my heart.  This is the “take away” for me.  Every fiber of David’s being is to Worship the Lord.  With his heart, soul, and mind.  He states that everything that has been given to him is from the Lord.  Everything.  He is a leader by example (now there is a modern day question).  He is so obedient! All those Psalms are just falling into place for me.  He never once gave up on the Lord.  His enemies were out to kill him, some of them were his closest friends and he took refuge knowing in the end, the big picture God always prevails.  Well look at him here.  The Lord gives him the exact plans for the temple, just as Moses was for the tabernacle (Exodus 25).
So God chose Solomon.  This inexperienced man to be the next king and the builder of the Temple.  David gives Solomon Godly advice (28:9..) and we are all the audience on that.

• Get to know God personally
• Learn what God asks of us
• Worship God wholeheartedly
• Serve God willingly and henostly
• Be faithful
• Don’t become discouraged

David’s Prayer.  No words can describe this prayer and the paragraph to follow it.
Psalm 127: A Psalm written by Solomon.  I actually didn’t know that Solomon wrote a Psalm. And I loved it.  Imagine Life without God? Seriously.  I used to think it was scary to give God control of my life. I admit it, I did.  Now I think, imagine if God wasn’t? I didn’t realize the Peace I had, the comfort He gave me until I though about Him not there.