(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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2 Samuel 7:1–3, “And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.”
The Lord warned Israel that they would need to be careful when they came into the Promised Land. He told them that He had chosen them because He loved them rather than because they were a great and mighty people. (Deut 7: 6-11) The Lord would always remain faithful even though His people were not faithful. David understood the importance of having a constant reminder that the Lord was with Israel and that He had promised never to leave them. Once the Ark was in place, David thought that it would be appropriate if He built a Temple to house the Ark. After all, when they were nomads in the wilderness the Lord told them to build the Tabernacle to house the Ark and show Israel that the Lord was always in the middle of Israel. Now that Israel was established as the monarchy that the Lord intended them to be, it was important that the Lord’s presence among His people be acknowledged in a similar way. David spoke to Nathan, his close friend and prophet, and told him that he wanted to build a Temple. Nathan believed that this was a good thing to do and told David to go ahead and follow this vision to completion.
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