Going all out for the glory of God

"And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods" (2 Chron. 2:5).

The temple that Solomon built for the Lord was magnificent. The reason that Solomon went all out in gathering the resources and the man power that it would take for its construction was that it was being built for the Lord. In Solomon's mind God is great and therefore what he was going to do in the name of the Lord deserved his very best effort. God made it clear that he doesn't need a house to dwell in and he doesn't require the elaborate in order for man to worship Him. God had previously manifested his presence in a tabernacle (tent). But although God doesn't require the elaborate he does deserve and is worthy of our best. Solomon went all out in building the temple because he wanted others, who looked upon the temple, to be reminded of the greatness of God.

Today, believers are the temple of God. The Apostle Paul wrote, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Cor. 6:19-20). Like Solomon are you going all out to glorify God--to make God look good in your body, which belongs to God? In all we do for God let's give Him our very best. He's Worthy!