Giving to God as an Act of Consecration. God did not allow David to build a temple for him, but He did allow him to raise money for his son Solomon to build it. David considered the responsibility of giving billions of his wealth and challenging others to give as an act of obedience to God that was a result of his consecration. 1 Chronicles 29:5 (NKJV) concludes his appeal: “the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”
One of my spiritual sons was a leader in a church in Washington, DC, founded by businessmen who decided to shut it down after pressure from their business contacts. I believe that they could have quietly funded someone else to continue the church as an act of consecration so that a spiritual son of the ministry could continue to fill the vital need of reaching leaders in our nation’s capital. This would have been their sacrificial act of consecration.
Do you demonstrate the level of your consecration by giving sacrificially out of obedience to God? David is our example. He knew he would not be alive to see the temple that Solomon was to build, but he gave billions in today’s terms so that his son could fulfill the vision and called others alongside to give, as well. “Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?
1 Chronicles 29:5. Isaiah 10:27. Acts 13:22. 2 Corinthians 3:18. 1 Timothy 6:10.
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