Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
David had settled into a fine palace of his own while the ark of God still rested in the Tabernacle, and the contrast troubled him with remorse. Out of that conviction he formed the desire to build a temple for God. The word of the Lord in answer forbade David himself to build a house for God to dwell in. God had appointed other work for David to do instead, for He had chosen David's son Solomon to be the builder of the temple.
David had settled into a fine palace of his own while the ark of God still rested in the Tabernacle, and the contrast troubled him with remorse. Out of that conviction he formed the desire to build a temple for God. The word of the Lord in answer forbade David himself to build a house for God to dwell in. God had appointed other work for David to do instead, for He had chosen David's son Solomon to be the builder of the temple.