1 Chronicles 28:17
Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver: Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
The verse belongs to David's preparations for the temple that Solomon would build, with David providing the materials and detailed instructions for the temple service and Solomon to carry out the work, specifying by weight the gold and silver required for the vessels including the basins. The specifications were a pattern from God given to David in writing for every portion of the temple on Mount Moriah, whose arrangements and requirements Christ planned. That divine pattern extended down to the weight of gold and silver for each fleshhook, bowl, cup, and bason.
The materials and measured quantities were prepared through the Lord's blessing as part of this divinely directed work, so the temple's splendor belonged to God's provision and was meant to honor Him, not Solomon. The work required exactness and was given only to the most skillful men of design and art, with every stone prepared to exactly fill its place before it was brought to the site so the temple came together without the sound of an axe or hammer. There is no building in the world to equal it for beauty, richness, and splendor.
That exactness called Solomon to look to God in faith for consecrated helpers to whom God would grant special skill to carry out the specified work precisely, an opportunity he lost sight of when he sent to the king of Tyre for a cunning workman. The temple at Jerusalem was thus built in accordance with special directions from God, who gives wisdom to all engaged in His service and is particular as to the design and accomplishment of His work, as with the tabernacle borne in the wilderness.
The chapter is of importance to all God's people living in this age. It shows that God's work must be carried forward on an elevated, refined, ennobling basis according to the light and instruction He has given, and that He is displeased with those who do not carry out His design and will separate such men from His cause to prove others, who if self-sufficient will in turn be replaced by still other laborers. It is part of the business God desires men of His appointment to carry on for the safety and prosperity of His kingdom, showing that the Lord does not link together scattered elements that have not had a genuine experience and give no promise of developing dependable characters to bear responsibility in molding and fashioning a nation to do a most solemn, sacred service consistent with the uplifted, purified state of a people who represent Him.