God's Dwelling Place Psalm 132:5

4I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, 5Until I find a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."




God has blessed David's life in such a wonderful way. As a young lad, he was chosen to be king of Israel. He was anointed at this early age to be the king of Israel. David grew up with the knowledge that he would be king.

David is now king. Most of his life is now behind him. He has seen how the Lord has taken care of him. He has seen the hand of God at work in his life. He can look back at his life and see the times when God has protected him as well as provided for him. He sleeps in the palace. His table is full of the finest food in the world. He is indeed blessed beyond the expectations of this once humble shepherd boy.

The desire of David's heart is to build a temple to the honor and glory of God. As David goes to sleep in the palace, he is reminded that God has no permanent home in Israel. God's presence was symbolized in David's day by the presence of the Arc of the Covenant. The Arc of the Covenant was kept in the tabernacle, which was a temporary dwelling place given to the children of Israel through Moses, as they moved from place to place in the wilderness and even as they conquered the Promised Land. The desire of David's heart was to build a permanent dwelling place for the Lord.

The question of the day today is, "How grateful are we to the Lord for all that He has done for us and what kind of dwelling place do we desire to build for the Lord in our lives?" While God's presence was symbolized in David's day by the presence of the Arc of the Covenant, His presence today is in our hearts. As we ask God to forgive us of our sin and we invite Him into our hearts and we become a child of the King, He takes up residency in our hearts and in our lives. Our hearts become the temple of the Living God.

We ought to want to build a dwelling place for God that everyone would want to come to and as they looked at our lives, they would see a magnificent temple built to bring honor and glory to the Lord.

Let's build a house for the Lord to live in where His presence can be felt and seen by all those that pass by! Let's allow His presence fill our hearts and allow His power to permeate every aspect of our lives. Let's make decisions that are in line with His Word and let God lead us and guide us to the place where His abundant blessings can be found. Let's allow Him to be Lord and Master in our lives so that all the world might know that God dwells in our hearts and in our lives!