David continues to get things in order for Solomon to take the reins of the kingdom of Israel. He deals with the leaders of the tribes today. David is nearing the end of his ‘to do list’ for Israel. I for one am glad. I’m getting tired of reading the lists of who got what […]
David is still organizing Israel for his son to take his place. He turns to the military forces today and leaves the Temple behind. The kingdom needs defending. Instead of having a full time force David, and Joab, used monthly rotated troops. Twenty four thousand men were rotated into position every month. This made their […]
David continues in the process of setting everything in order before his death. Today he deals with the treasurers and other officials. These are Temple positions he is assigning. They will all be from the Levites he numbered. I don’t know if this means ALL officials have to be Levites or just the ones concerned […]
David is nearing the end of his life and wants everything in order. His main concern is for the new Temple Solomon will build. Gatekeepers are his focus today. David is systematically getting things in order. He started with plans for the Temple, moved to the Levites, then the priests, next the musicians and today […]
David continues organizing those serving in the Temple that is to be built. Today he gets the musicians in order for their service. David set aside 4,000 of the tribe of Levi to serve as musicians. This is where his heart lies. Praise and worship is how he relates best to God. And he wants […]
