Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 27 - 2 Chronicles 1
Meditation Verses: 1 Chronicles 29:14-15
Thought
David recognizes that all things come from God. All his wealth and blessing are from the Lord. He is just a temporary custodian, a pilgrim, a renter on the land. All that the Lord has given, especially what is above and beyond what is needed to live, it all was the Lord, and still belongs to the Lord. He can't keep it, so what better thing to do with it than to give it back to the Lord, for His purposes.
Application
This is true of me too. No matter what I own or how much I possess, it isn't really mine. I have it just for a time, as long as I live. It comes from the Lord by His blessing, and it belongs to the Lord as I hold it. So what better way to use it than for the Lord, especially when I have no need for it any more. Money, wealth, property, these are all tests of faith. How I use it shows what I believe. If I am generous to the Lord with it, it shows I love the Lord most and recognize where it came from and what it is for. If I keep it for myself, then I show that my heart is owned by my material things and my faith is only lip-service. My money, my possessions are not my own, and I need to use them for the Lord and His glory.