When a Bible student begins researching the life of King David, he will soon come to understand why the scriptures say David had a heart like God’s own heart. “…I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will” (Acts 13:22b). David never showed jealousy for others’ glory. He knew he was king of Israel, even while Saul lived, but he did not try to usurp Saul’s authority. Many times he had the opportunity to kill Saul, but he did not lift his hand against him (1 Sam. 24:5; 1 Sam. 26:11-23). When Saul and Jonathan died, King David wept bitterly and mourned their loss (2 Sam. 1:19-27). When he finally came to power, David determined that he would build a “house” for the Lord, a place for the Lord to dwell in Israel (2 Sam. 7:2 and 2 Samuel 7:7). However, the Lord told him no, because his hands had shed blood. Was he daunted? What was his reaction? We see that David made preparation for the temple even though he knew he would not be the one to actually build it.

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