And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Solomon adorned the house with precious stones for beauty, and overlaid it with gold. The ornamentation was deliberate and aesthetic, beautifying the temple with costly stones and with glorious adornment.
That glorious adornment of the temple does not make the wearing of gold a proper means for a Christian to improve appearance or to gain influence. The description of a beautified building must be read alongside humanity's fallen condition and the suffering and death of Christ to redeem it. In light of that redemption, the fitting response is self-abasement rather than bodily decoration. Christ's meekness and self-denial are the pattern for all who would be with Him in heaven.
Solomon adorned the house with precious stones for beauty, and overlaid it with gold. The ornamentation was deliberate and aesthetic, beautifying the temple with costly stones and with glorious adornment.
That glorious adornment of the temple does not make the wearing of gold a proper means for a Christian to improve appearance or to gain influence. The description of a beautified building must be read alongside humanity's fallen condition and the suffering and death of Christ to redeem it. In light of that redemption, the fitting response is self-abasement rather than bodily decoration. Christ's meekness and self-denial are the pattern for all who would be with Him in heaven.