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July 19, 2008 - Saturday, 10:46 AM EDT 
 

Called

 
  King David knew with certainty that God had called him to lead and his son Solomon to follow. Listen to what David says to the nation (1 Chron 28:4-10) as he explains to them that God will not allow him to build the Temple, but will use his son Solomon to do so: "Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah he chose my family, and from my father's sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel. Of all my sons—and the LORD has given me many—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. He said to me: 'Solomon your son is the one who will build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this time.' "So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands of the LORD your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants forever. "And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a temple as a sanctuary. Be strong and do the work." 1. Calling. David was certain of his calling. It had come down to him through his country, through his clan and through his family. He was called, or chosen. When Abraham suggested to Lot that they should split, he gave Lot his ch  
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