The One Year Bible - Day 197

We read in 1 Chronicles 22 a great passage about what it means to leave a legacy. We mostly want to get the glory, as A W Tozer said, "We say that God gets all the glory but we enjoy the fringe benefits". So the idea that we might only be preparing ground for someone else is not good for our egos. We want to reap what we sow, or perhaps even more. David realises that he will not build the temple but rather than simply leaving it to Solomon to do his own work, David draws up plans and prepares building materials in advance to aid Solomon and in doing so leaves a legacy. Of course, this could be seen as David trying to get some of the credit but we read that David is concerned that Solomon might not have the confidence since he is young and wants to reduce the burden of the job.