And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, and stored the silver, the gold, and all the vessels in the treasuries of the house of God. (2 Chronicles 5:1 ESV)
Results
I am not a good gardener, because I am impatient for results. I would not be a good road construction worker because I am impatient for results. I would not be a good hospice health care worker, because I am impatient for results.
I am not a good David, because I am impatient for results.
King David had wanted to build God’s House, and even began to gather necessary raw materials, but God said no. It was David’s son, Solomon, who built the temple. And finally, years after David’s death, the preparation that David began bore final fruit.
But David never saw it while on earth.
This is the way that God works with His people. He has given us tasks, duties, and responsibilities. But the results are in God’s gracious hands. He does not necessarily reward us with results on our schedule. But because the work we do for Him is HIS work, He completes it when He is ready.
So we can enjoy the work, perhaps, without needing results. So we can more easily remember that the work is HIS, and relax while we work. So we can contentedly obey, like King David, knowing that God’s results are probably even better than we can imagine.
What a blessing God’s results are.