Perfectly Imperfect Together

in 2 Chronicles 3 & 4, Solomon faithfully and obediently gets to work in carrying out God's will and plan for the Temple. He intricately and beautifully walks us through every detail of the Temple and every details shouts God's great glory. God is not looking for our perfection, He's looking for our devotion to Him as we faithfully continue to fall forward in pursuit of His holines...

In 2 Chronicles 1 & 2, Solomon has taken over as king and is ready to get started on the mission of building God's' Temple to glorify and honor God. God asks Solomon what he wants and Solomon responds by saying he wants wisdom to govern God's people well for God. God honors Solomon's faithfulness to Him by pouring out wisdom as well as wealth. When we are faithful to God and Hi...

In 1 Chronicles 29, David hands the kingdom over to his son, Solomon. David delighted in God first and foremost and worshiped wholeheartedly out of his devotion to God. He ends his reign as king by giving God glory, honor, praise, and thanksgiving. He not only left Solomon with a blessing of encouragement, all the materials needed to build the Temple of God for God's glory, as well as the hand...

In 1 Chronicles 27 & 28, the kingdom is organized and all the plans, materials, and people are ready to be passed on from David to Solomon. David stands to address the nation and make sure everyone knew and understood his heart and that it was after glorifying God and carrying forth God's will and God's alone. He made sure God got all the glory in every detail. Solomon was chosen by Go...

In 1 Chronicles 25 & 26, the duties for the musicians and gatekeepers are outlined. All roles and duties are given by God and all gifts and talents He pours out are meant to glorify Him and His eternal Kingdom. In David's reign, music was brought into worship of our Lord. David was a gifted musician and he invented instruments to be used to glorify and worship God. Through these men gifted...

In 1 Chronicles 23 & 24, the division, organization and duties of the Levites and priests were delegated. David knew the ministers of the Temple had to be organized and prepared according to God's direction. He left nothing to chance and made sure everything was addressed. He wanted to ensure all would be done for God orderly and seamlessly. David wasn't after an office or position mer...

In 1 Chronicles 22, we see, once again, David's heart for the Lord and giving Him all glory and honor. David desired a Temple for God, but God's desire was not for David to build it. Through the Lord's direction and in faithful confidence in God, David was able to give Solomon everything that would be needed to complete a Temple to point people to worship, glorify, and honor God in eve...

In 1 Chronicles 21, a sin of David's that is not talked about so much is revealed. Sure, David sinned - he sinned hugely. Most people know he committed adultery and even murder as a result of the adultery. (sin leads to more sin) But no one talks about the sin of the census. The sin of pride creeping in and taking the place of glorifying God and God alone. He ordered a census to be taken of th...

In 1 Chronicles 19 & 20, David tries to show kindness to a known enemy nation with his peacemaking heart, but his kindness is returned with war. The war the enemy started ended up costing a lot of lives. Joab urged the army of God to be strong and trust the Lord. Their plan was to divide and conquer but come to each other's aid and support if it was needed. We are to do the same in the bod...

In 1 Chronicles 17 & 18, David seeks out Nathan the prophet to consult him regarding building a Temple for the Lord. Nathan responds quickly with a Yeah, sure! God is clearly with you, do what you want. BUT, that was not God's plan or will. God corrected Nathan that evening and Nathan was humble enough to both receive the correction needed from God as well as correct the information that D...

In 1 Chronicles 16, David bursts into a song of praise to God for all of His wonderfulness. He praises, worships, and gives great thanks to God for who He is, all He's done, and all He continues to do. He gives God thanks for His never-ending love, strength, and saving mercy and grace. He danced before God freely, sincerely, passionately, and whole-heartedly. David was willing to dance. He did...

In 1 Chronicles 15, David still desires to move the Ark of the Covenant back into Jerusalem, but this time, he desires to do it precisely and exactly how God directs it to be done. He meticulously follows God's instructions and does exactly as the Scriptures declared for the task before them. This time, they get it right and respect the holiness of God. In the process, they worship Him and cel...

In 1 Chronicles 13 & 14, we see David clearly has a heart after God and brings the nation into a place of revival before the Lord. He wants to bring the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem and restore proper worship of God to the nation. He has the right intentions and the right motives and even wisely seeks counsel. David wanted to lead his people to draw close to God and experience His lov...

In 1 Chronicles 12, the nation of Israel rises up in support and encouragement of David as their king. David is surrounded with a huge loyal army. They see David's faithfulness and that God's hand is on His life and they like what they see. They join God's team and God's anointed king. God's perfect timing has arrived and the army is prepared for battle. They were a mass unifie...

In 1 Chronicles 11, David is anointed as the king of all of Israel. Like a great leader of God, David was willing to faithfully jump in and do whatever it takes to be victorious and God's anointing and favor were on David's life. David didn't take the easy way out, He followed God's way - even if it was difficult. He faithfully trusted God and gained victories because of His faithf...

In 1 Chronicles 10, the account of Saul's death is detailed. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and the 1st king of Israel. Saul died because he was not faithful to the Lord. After his death, the nation was turned over to David, from the tribe of Judah, who was a man after God's heart. When Saul's mighty warriors realized Saul's death, they fasted. They fasted as they mourned the...

In 1 Chronicles 9, an account is given to those who would be returning from exile to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple and restore worship to God. The faithful remnant are counted. Among the first counted are the priests, Levites, and Temple servants. Judah ended up in exile because they rebelled against God so as they return to start over as a faithful nation, restoring the Temple and the worship o...

In 1 Chronicles 8, we travel through the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin - again. Why? Because when Israel split, some of the tribe went north and some when south and there's something God wants us to see in this. After exile, there was a part of the Benjamin tribe that stayed loyal to Judah and stood firm in their faith in God and they were counted among the returning faithful remnant. The...

In 1 Chronicles 7, the Chronicler takes us through the genealogy of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher. After exile from Babylon, the Israelites would still face battles and wars so God provided warriors within the clans. Both men and women are highlighted in these Scriptures and God has plans and wants to use all of us for His story and His glory. The focal point of this c...

In 1 Chronicles 6, the Chronicler takes us through the genealogy of the Levites. The tribe of Levi points us directly to Christ. To fulfill their assigned duties, they were spread throughout the land. They were to work to point people to the holiness of God, make sure God's law was still present and obeyed throughout all the areas and tribes, and teach the people of God about God. They modeled...

In 1 Chronicles 5, we continue walking through the lineage that continues to point us to the loving, compassionate kindness of God and His mighty plan of redemption for all of us. Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh settled east of the Jordan River. Reuben fell into sin and lost his right to the firstborn birthright but God did not change His mind or plan for Reuben. He faced earthly conse...

In 1 Chronicles 4, the Chronicler leads us through the detailed lineage of Judah and Simeon. The land of Simeon was right smack in the center of Judah's territory - the the donut hole of Judah. These people, places, and territories ushered in King David as well as our eternal King of kings and Lord of lords as the living links leading to our Messiah continue. In the midst of these lineage reco...

In 1 Chronicles 3, we walk through the descendants of David. David is the official line of our Messiah. In spite of all the messes, disobedience, brokenness, sin, and rebellion, God's plan stood and His plan continues to stand. David may have messed up and faced many earthly consequences for his choices, but God's plan for his life did not change. In the face of sin, he was repentant to Go...

In 1 Chronicles 2, the chronicler takes us further through the lineage and genealogy of Christ. This chapter transitions from the descendants of Abraham to the descendants of Jacob who fathered the nation of Israel. Key people who continued the Seed of Christ forward are listed as well as core groups of people and individuals who played important parts in pointing people to our Messiah. The lineag...

In 1 Chronicles 1, we start walking through the lineage that began with God, who created Adam, and will lead us straight to our Messiah - Jesus. The word "son" means "to build" and the ancient Hebrews considered their children the "builders" of future generations and every generation built upon each other and points us to the Son of David - Yeshua - our eternal live g...