He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
David desired to provide a more honorable place for worship because he contrasted his own dwelling in a cedar palace with the ark still housed in the tabernacle. His wish arose from seeing that lesser setting for the ark while he himself lived in greater splendor. The promise answers that desire by showing that God chose David's son Solomon to build the temple house for Him.
David desired to provide a more honorable place for worship because he contrasted his own dwelling in a cedar palace with the ark still housed in the tabernacle. His wish arose from seeing that lesser setting for the ark while he himself lived in greater splendor. The promise answers that desire by showing that God chose David's son Solomon to build the temple house for Him.