THE DYNASTY OF DAVID

Ark of the covenant Church

We’ve been exploring the dynasty of David, and one of his defining qualities was

wisdom. To build the Ark of the Covenant church—a dwelling place for God’s

presence—great wisdom is essential.

God doesn’t give wisdom merely for personal benefit; He gives it for generations.

True wisdom is enduring. It is not just knowledge, but divine patterns revealed by

God to establish life, legacy, and His purposes on the earth.

Proverbs 4:1-13

Security in Wisdom

1 Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;

2 For I give you good doctrine:

Do not forsake my law.

3 When I was my father's son,

Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,

4 He also taught me, and said to me:

“Let your heart retain my words;

Keep my commands, and live.

5 Get wisdom! Get understanding!

Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;

Love her, and she will keep you.

7 Wisdom is the principal thing;

Therefore get wisdom.

And in all your getting, get understanding.

8 Exalt her, and she will promote you;

She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.

9 She will place on your head an ornament of grace;

A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”

10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,

And the years of your life will be many.

11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom;

I have led you in right paths.

12 When you walk, your steps will not be hindered,

And when you run, you will not stumble.

13 Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;

Keep her, for she is your life.

2 Chronicles 1:1-12

Solomon Requests Wisdom

1 Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord

his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly.

2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to

the judges, and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ houses. 3

Then Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at

Gibeon; for the tabernacle of meeting with God was there, which Moses the servant

of the Lord had made in the wilderness. 4 But David had brought up the ark of God

from Kirjath Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent

for it at Jerusalem. 5 Now the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of

Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord; Solomon and the

assembly sought Him there. 6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar

before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of meeting, and offered a thousand

burnt offerings on it.

7 On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give

you?”

8 And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to David my father, and

have made me king in his place. 9 Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my

father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the

earth in multitude. 10 Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and

come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?”

11 Then God said to Solomon: “Because this was in your heart, and you have not

asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked

long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge

My people over whom I have made you king— 12 wisdom and knowledge are

granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the

kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.”

Proverbs 25:1-5

Further Wise Sayings of Solomon

1 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah

copied: 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,

But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,

So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from silver,

And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.

5 Take away the wicked from before the king,

And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Exodus 25:22

22 And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy

seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about

everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.

Numbers 7:89

89 Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he

heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the

ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.

1 Samuel 4:4

4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the

covenant of the Lord of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons

of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

ARK OF THE COVENANT CHURCH DESCRIBED

2 Kings 19:15-16

15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One

who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of

the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear;

open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he

has sent to reproach the living God.

1. Faithful Church

2 Kings 18:5-6

5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all

the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. 6 For he held fast to the Lord; he did

not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had

commanded Moses.

TRUSTED ~ be bold (confident, secure, sure)

FAST ~ to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow

closely, join to, overtake, catch

DEPART ~ to turn aside, depart

2. Heart Church

2 Chronicles 29:10

10 “Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His

fierce wrath may turn away from us.

2 Chronicles 30:19

19 who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is

not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.”

3. Fearless Church

2 Kings 18:4-5

4 He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden

image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those

days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. 5 He

trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the

kings of Judah, nor who were before him.

4. City Building Church

2 Chronicles 29:20

Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship

20 Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to

the house of the Lord.(temple)

5. Passionate Church

2 Chronicles 30:23

23 Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast another seven days, and

they kept it another seven days with gladness.

6. Spirit Driven Church (Sonship)

2 Kings 18:8

8 He subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to

fortified city.

7. Sacrificial Church

2 Chronicles 31:5

5 As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in

abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of

the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.

2 Chronicles 31:10

10 And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said,

“Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have

had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed His people; and

what is left is this great abundance.”

8. Joyful Church

2 Chronicles 30:26

26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of

David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.

9. Praise Church

2 Chronicles 31:2

2 And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to

their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt

offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of

the camp of the Lord.

10. Go Beyond 4 Wall Church

2 Chronicles 31:1

The Reforms of Hezekiah

1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities

of Judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and

threw down the high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and

Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel

returned to their own cities, every man to his possession.

11. Prayerful Church

2 Chronicles 30:27

27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was

heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven.

12. Word Centred Church

2 Chronicles 30:22

22 And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites who taught the good

knowledge of the Lord; and they ate throughout the feast seven days, offering

peace offerings and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers.

13. Humble Church

2 Kings 19:14-16

14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it;

and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15

Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One

who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of

the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear;

open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he

has sent to reproach the living God.

14. Prosperous Church

2 Kings 18:7

7 The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against

the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

15. Repentant Church

2 Kings 20:1-3

Hezekiah's Life Extended

1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son

of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in

order, for you shall die, and not live.’ ” 2 Then he turned his face toward the wall,

and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3 “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have

walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in

Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

16. Victorious Church

2 Chronicles 32:20-21

Sennacherib's Defeat and Death

20 Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz,

prayed and cried out to heaven. 21 Then the Lord sent an angel who cut down

every mighty man of valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria.

So he returned shamefaced to his own land. And when he had gone into the temple

of his god, some of his own offspring struck him down with the sword there.

2 Kings 20:20 (NKJV Strong's,)

Death of Hezekiah

20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah—all his might, and how he made a pool

and a tunnel and brought water into the city—are they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2 Chronicles 32:27-30 (NKJV Strong's,)

Hezekiah's Wealth and Honor

27 Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for

silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of

desirable items; 28 storehouses for the harvest of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for

all kinds of livestock, and folds for flocks. 29 Moreover he provided cities for

himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him

very much property. 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the water outlet of Upper

Gihon, and brought the water by tunnel to the west side of the City of David.

Hezekiah prospered in all his works.