David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.I want to focus here on one word. When David has made all his preparations for the construction of the Temple, he charges Solomon with the task. However, there's one word here that makes me wonder if David already knew that trouble might be coming. When David refers to God, he uses the term "my."
This one word seems minor. Maybe it's just how God is always referred to in this context. However, it worries me that he says "my," not "our." David honors God, but does Solomon? Is he giving his son a task to build a house and place of worship for a god that Solomon doesn't really believe in? We know that in time he would abandon God, only to come back late in life. Was this reference a symptom that maybe David already is concerned about the path Solomon is taking?
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