1Ki 5:5, And behold, I propose to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, AS THE LORD SPOKE TO MY FATHER DAVID, SAYING, “YOUR SON, WHOM I WILL SET ON YOUR THRONE IN YOUR PLACE, HE SHALL BUILD THE HOUSE FOR MY NAME.”
The LORD told David that his son Solomon would build the house for the LORD! JESUS, THE SON, IS ALSO BUILDING A SPIRITUAL HOUSE FOR THE FATHER! HE IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE AND WE ARE LIVING STONES!
1Pe 2:5, YOU ALSO, AS LIVING STONES, ARE BEING BUILT UP A SPIRITUAL HOUSE, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1Ki 5:17, AND THE KING COMMANDED THEM TO QUARRY LARGE STONES, COSTLY STONES, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.
THESE SPIRITUAL STONES COST THE LORD EVERYTHING FOR HE WAS CUT OFF FROM THE LAND OF THE LIVING BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF!
1Pe 2:6, Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHIEF CORNERSTONE, ELECT, PRECIOUS, AND HE WHO BELIEVES ON HIM WILL BY NO MEANS BE PUT TO SHAME.”
SOLOMON BUILT A BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE FOR THE LORD WITH THE BEST MATERIALS! JESUS IS BUILDING HIS TEMPLE OUT OF PEOPLE WHO ONCE LIVED IN DARKNESS BUT WERE CALLED INTO HIS MARVELOUS LIGHT! WE AREN’T WORTHY BUT HE IS! TRUST IN HIM!