1 Chronicles 22-24

Day 123 - Friday, May 03

Even though David is prohibited from building the temple of God, he makes all of the necessary preparations, and collects all of the gold, silver, and bronze that will be needed, and he orders that the stones for the temple be quarried and shaped in advance. He gives Solomon instructions to build the temple in his place as king in Israel, and commands the elders of Israel to support that effort.

Under David’s direction, the descendants of Aaron and Moses are identified and set apart for service to the Lord. There are 24 courses of priests named, who will be responsible for ministering in the temple for 1/2 month each year, as will their descendants after them. The eighth course of priests were of the family of Abijah (1 Chronicles 24:10), and the father of John the Baptist (Zechariah) served in the temple by lot from that lineage (Luke 1:5).