Not everyone can amass physical wealth to leave for the next generation as an inheritance. What we can leave behind that is of far greater value is a spiritual inheritance.
The Lord told David he would not build the temple. It would be his son, Solomon, who would be given the task. The amount and value of investment in the construction of the temple were astounding. It included 4,000 tons of gold and 40,000 tons of silver. Today, an ounce of gold is valued at almost $2,000.00. An ounce of silver is about $25.00. Do the math. At today’s priceless, the combined value of those precious metals alone is almost incalculable, let alone all the other building materials needed for the temple construction.
David had an assignment for his remaining days before he died, “So, David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death” (I Chronicles 22:5). What David accumulated, he would leave behind for Solomon to…
