Understandably.

Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat; and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things; also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord and for all the utensils of service in the house of the Lord; “All this,” said David, “the Lord made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the details of this pattern.” (First Chronicles 28:11-13 and 28:19)

Whether we are constructing a building, or writing a song, or preaching a sermon, there is the possibility of our experiencing God as our Divine Director—the One guiding every step we take.  

Like King David of old, we may have things that we want to accomplish for God: things we want to do for Him and for His kingdom, just because we love Him so much. In David’s case, the Lord did not permit him to build the temple, but He did allow David to receive the plans and to prepare all the supplies needed for the work (see First Chronicles 22:5-10).

It’s an incredible privilege to be directed by the Lord. It is He who reveals to us what we can do, and what we must delegate to others. When we experience the desire to do something for the glory of God, let’s pray for God to help us and to show us His plan for transforming our desire into His reality.

O Lord God, Source of Divine direction,

Grace me to receive Your pure instruction;

Make me understand Your prescribed pattern.

Guide my hand, that I might build a temple,

Or perhaps to leave raw material,

The next generation to build withal:

The gift of everlasting legacy.

Lord, write Your heart-desire into me.

-G.A.R.