1 Kings 5-6 | Building with the Best

In this sermon on 1 Kings 5 and 6, Pastor Gerrit walks through Solomon's preparation and construction of the temple in Jerusalem. In this sermon on 1 Kings 5 and 6, Pastor Gerrit walks through Solomon's preparation and construction of the temple in Jerusalem. Solomon pursued the best materials and craftsmen not to impress anyone, but because he genuinely wanted to honor God with excellence. The passage raises a quiet but searching question: when we work for God, do we bring our best, or just enough to get by? God's promise to dwell among his people was conditional on obedience, a reminder that he's ultimately after our hearts, not our activity. In Christ, that temple is no longer a building but a people being shaped and fitted together as a dwelling place for God's Spirit.