The House of God

1 Kings 6:38

"And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it."

Can you imagine the splendor of the temple that Solomon built?

So much in the Bible is concerned with giving and sacrifice. Solomon gave seven years of his life, vast amounts of resources, not to mention all the people putting in thousands and thousands of man hours to accomplish this astounding task. Why? To build a house for God, the Creator of the universe?

The very concept is silly. God needs no house, no gift, no man. He is all powerful, all knowing, there is nothing we could ever give or offer that He doesn't already possess. So why would someone spend seven years on a temple?

The answer is love. Worship is an expression of love, and the building the temple was an act of worship that enabled others to worship in this glorious temple for years to come.

Many cathedrals and churches of old were made for the same reason - to demonstrate God's glory and as an act of love, devotion and worship.

Today, we as Christians are God's holy temple. Just like Solomon, we can show our love through worship as we use the temple of God to bring Him glory and bring others to worship and adore Him.

Do I recognize everyday my position as God's temple? Do I see my body as holy, set apart for worship?