As David was expressing his desire to build God a house to dwell in, Nathan intervened with a prophetic word predicting that Christ, David’s descendent, would build Him a house, one not made with hands, but from the hearts of His people.

Ps. 87 clarifies this truth when God declares through the king, “This (Zion, the city of God) is My resting place forever, here will I live, for I have desired it.”

PRAYER: Lord, keep us mindful that Your true dwelling place is the hearts of men, and deliver us from misdirecting our focus to buildings.

READING: 1 Chron. 18-20