It is absolutely possible to build a kingdom and still miss the presence of God. But David wasn't satisfied with a throne. And he wasn't willing to let that happen.
After years of running, hiding, waiting, and fighting, David finally got everything God had promised him. The kingdom was united, Jerusalem was established and the battles were being won. David was successful.
But David understood something that many people never do.The throne meant nothing without the presence of God.
That's why he turned his attention to the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark represented God's presence among His people, and David wanted it at the center of the kingdom.
As I read these chapters, I couldn't help but wonder how often we settle for building kingdoms without God's presence. We build ministries.We build platforms.We build businesses.We build churches.We build reputations. And somewhere along the way, it becomes more about what we've built than Who we're building it for.
David teaches us that success is not the goal.
The Presence of God is.
In fact, when David first tried to bring the Ark to Jerusalem, everything went wrong because he approached God's presence casually. His desire was right, but his methods were wrong. God wasn't interested in being an accessory to David's kingdom. He was meant to be the center of it.
That's still true today. Because a church can be full and still lack God's presence. A ministry can grow and still drift from God's presence. A person can look successful and still be spiritually empty.
The goal has never been the throne.
The goal has always been the presence.
David understood that crowns fade, kingdoms rise and fall, and influence comes and goes. But the presence of God changes everything.
So can we ask ourselves today....
Are we building something for God, or arewr building something with God?
Because there is a difference.
And one is infinitely more valuable than the other.
Love Pastor Mandy
Ark of Hope Ministry
Daily reading 2 Samuel 5-6
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