Day 127: February 11, 2026 – I Chronicles 21-25 and Psalm 127

This is a bit of a mashup, or Cliff Notes, of the life of David and the building of the temple, and those involved in the building of the temple. We see David preparing his son, Solomon, to build the temple by getting the material and the artisans ready for when he dies so that Solomon can start right in. It almost seems like Solomon is already starting while David is still alive. We also read in these verses the very specific reason for why David was not allowed to build the temple, even though he wanted to. He had shed too much blood. He was not a man of peace, but a man of war. Solomon is the man of peace and his reign was going to be marked by peace.

It is fitting that the Psalm that we look at has those verses that are very well known: “Unless the Lord builds the house, the workers labor in vain.” This is true for the physical house, but it is also true for the temple, the body, that God has to have ownership over. God has to be the one who builds us up for his kingdom.