https://odb.org/2023/08/27/dealing-with-disappointment
King David wanted to build the Temple for God and had prepared the building plans based on what God had impressed upon his heart. But God told him that he would not be building it because, as a warrior, he had blood in his hands. Instead, his son, Solomon, will build it. Thus, in front of the congregation, David passed on the building plans to Solomon and told Solomon that the LORD would establish his kingdom forever if he is unwavering in carrying out the LORD’S commandments and law. It was a major disappointment for David, and yet David is still remembered as the greatest King Israel ever had, and his reign is the golden age of Israel. Jesus was proud to trace His ancestry to the house of David.
Earlier in Numbers 20, Moses and Aaron were also faced with a major disappointment after God barred them from going into the Promised Land because Moses didn’t speak to the rock as God had instructed, but instead struck the rock twice with his staff. Moses, for some reason, was disobedient, although he had done an excellent job leading the Israelites for the past 40 years until then. His legacy nevertheless remains as Moses is still remembered as the Father of the Old Covenant. The law as it was set out in the Pentateuch.
There will be disappointments in our spiritual walk. We thought we could do more for God, but the Lord has others in mind for the tasks ahead. In David’s case, God wanted Solomon to build the Temple. In Moses’s case, God wanted Joshua and Caleb to lead the second generation of Israelites, who were raised in the wilderness, into Canaan.
If God chooses someone else for the way forward, we will be disappointed, but God still loves us and still appreciates and cherishes all that we had done for Him in the past. Our Lord is not like our human masters. He doesn’t forget us just because He has someone else in mind for the tasks ahead. We are disappointed and sad, but as God still loves and appreciates us, let others run the next stage. Be like David and Moses. In the end, the LORD preserved and kept both their legacies and made sure they were remembered for generations to come.
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