1 Kings 7:30
And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
The verse belongs to the account of Solomon's reign, which is the period of the undivided kingdom of Israel. Within that history it belongs to the building and furniture of the temple in 1 Kings 1 to 11, which relates the same events as 2 Chronicles 1 to 9 and comes in chronological order. It is part of the description of Solomon's temple and its sacred vessels and of the building and dedication of the house of God. Specifically, it describes the brass bases and fittings, part of the construction of the supports for one of the vessels.
The temple was a permanent and enlarged version of the tabernacle, with its vessels increased in size and number. It followed the tabernacle's plan, with two holy places and vessels of the same kind used for the same ministry. Its design therefore serves as a pattern of the heavenly temple. The heavenly temple also has two holy places.
The power of invention is God-given, and God gave special wisdom to the builders of the temple, including the work on the bases and lavers. The principles of such craftsmanship were not new to God, and He could have revealed the principles of later inventions thousands of years earlier had it been within His purpose. All the wisdom God has given to men was given for the benefit of the masses and for the furtherance of His cause, but wisdom given especially in scientific and mechanical lines has been perverted to selfish purposes and turned from the object of the Giver. In reading this history, the dedication prayer with its sacrifices and the divine answer to Solomon's prayer are to be especially noted.