https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WhenGodToldDavidNo.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text: II Samuel 7:1-17<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nI. David had gained a measure of peace in his reign. The battles had settled down. Now was\na time to think about other things.\n A. David was embarrassed that he lived in a fine, solidly built house while God’s\n“house” remained a tent.\n B. It was David’s desire to build a permanent structure for God and so he told the\nprophet Nathan.\n C. Nathan thought it a fine idea and seemed certain that God would support the\neffort, but as we later learn Nathan forgot one important thing: He forgot to ask\nGod.\n 1. As often happens when men are so certain as to what God would like,\nNathan was wrong.\n 2. It happened to Samuel when looking for Saul’s replacement – I Samuel\n16:6\n
3. That night Nathan was told to correct his statement<\/p>\n
II. No, thank you<\/p>\n
A. God explains that He has chosen for hundreds of years to use a tent as His place.<\/p>\n 1. He never asked for permanent place, though there were plenty of\nopportunities.\n B. God has raised up David from a lowly shepherd to mighty warrior and famous\nking. David doesn’t need to build a house for God to further his reputation.\n C. But it is time for Israel to settle down, so God is going to establish a permanent\nhouse to rule His people.\n D. David’s son will build a house for God and God would watch over him. God will\nnot cut off David’s line as He did Saul’s\n
III. How do you respond when God says, “No”?<\/p>\n
A. There are times we’ve asked God and have been turned down<\/p>\n
1. Prayers for loved ones to be healed<\/p>\n
2. Prayers for better circumstances<\/p>\n
3. Prayers for burdens to be lifted<\/p>\n
4. Prayers for opportunities<\/p>\n
B. How do you cope with being told “No”?<\/p>\n
C. David’s response was gratitude – II Samuel 7:18-24<\/p>\n 1. David didn’t sulk, he looked back at his life and was amazed at what God\nhad done for him.\n 2. He knew he wasn’t deserving of all of God’s favors and the fact that God\nsaid, “No,” to one more wasn’t a major let-down.\n 3. Do you count all the blessings God has favored you, despite you being\nwho you are?\n
4. Look at what you have instead of what more you think you should get.<\/p>\n
D. David listened to what God really wanted<\/p>\n 1. God didn’t outright reject David’s idea. He told David it was a good\nthought – I Kings 8:18\n
2. But God had other plans. He had someone else in mind to build His house.<\/p>\n
3. So David did what he could to support God’s plan<\/p>\n a. The building would go on land that he had purchased – I Chronicles\n21:22-26; 22:1\n b. He negotiated and supplied material for the building project – I\nChronicles 22:2-5\n
c. He drew up plans – I Chronicles 28:11-13<\/p>\n
d. He financed much of the building – I Chronicles 28:14-19<\/p>\n
e. He planned out the services and workmen – I Chronicles 28:21<\/p>\n f. And then he gave more and the people gave as well – I Chronicles\n29:1-9\n 4. Even with all this preparation, it still took Solomon seven years to actually\nbuild God’s temple. \n 5. Now think a moment. If David had built the house himself, would it have\nbeen as grand? Or, would the pressures of further battles and other issues\nhave caused David to take practical short cuts?\n 6. What we may see as an unanswered prayer may merely be God saying\nthere is a better way.\n a. You might get passed over a job promotion and so you missed out\nin uprooting your family and moving half-way across the country.\n b. Perhaps what God really wants is you to grow in influence in the\nlocal church and serve as an elder there. \n
c. You just never know what God has planned – Romans 8:28<\/p>\n
E. David looked toward the future<\/p>\n 1. What shocked David most was while God said, “no” to David building\nHim a house, God declared he would build David an eternal house – II\nSamuel 7:25-29\n
2. David offered God a gift and God gave him a far greater gift in return<\/p>\n 3. How can anyone be glum over not getting what he asked for when God\ngives something greater? – II Corinthians 4:17-18\n 4. David prayer was answered, but not in the way he expected – Ephesians\n3:20-21\n
IV. Don’t sell your dreams short<\/p>\n
A. What we think as best often isn’t. <\/p>\n B. When we pray for someone to live, do we think about the quality of life they will\nhave here on earth or the pain they might suffer?\n
1. And yet God can grant them eternal life in an immortal body.<\/p>\n
2. Which is the greater gift?<\/p>\n C. God might change our plans, but they always exceed what we expected the results\nto be.\n
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Based on an article by Marc Hinds<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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