大衛臨終前，吩咐所羅門要在耶路撒冷為上帝建造聖殿，所羅門登基，總算到了實現宿願的時候了。上帝榮耀居所的建材，當然是要上選的，舉凡利巴嫩的香柏木、貴重的石頭、珍貴的金屬等等，整整花了七年的時間，聖殿浩大的工程才算完成，最後把約櫃移入聖所的時候，上帝的榮耀充滿了整個聖殿，祂的榮耀再度住在祂的百姓中間！

        人們常覺得沒有成就感的原因之一，往往是事情沒有作完。看看在你家中或辦公室中，有多少尚未完成的工作或計劃？難道你不同意半途而廢等於功虧一簣？直到聖殿完工，上帝的榮耀才降臨其間──這是上帝嘉許的明證。
        拿出一張紙，寫下三件你未完成的工作，或許是一本屬靈書籍，……一直想傳福音的鄰居，…一個家庭計畫的雛形…。在另一行，寫下你預定完成的日期，並在桌曆上作個記號，相信每完成一項，就會得到上帝的點頭稱許(太25：21)。

        會幕與聖殿的比較
項目--會幕(出26章)--聖殿(王上6章)
尺寸--45呎×15呎×15呎--90呎×30呎×45呎
火炬--無--30呎長
窗戶--無--有
兩殿隔間--布幔--布幔與門(代下3：14)
至聖所之陳設--約櫃上有二基路伯(出25：18-20)--約櫃和分開的二基路伯(代下5：7，8)

委身上帝的根基是堅毅有恆。

English

        Before his death, David had charged his son Solomon with the responsibility of building a house for God in Jerusalem. Now at last it is time to make that dream a reality. Nothing is too good for the place where God's glory will dwell: cedar trees from Lebanon, costly stones, tons of precious metals. For seven long years Solomon plans and prepares the temple. When at last the ark of the covenant is installed in the Holy Place, the cloud of God's presence fills the house of the Lord. Once again, God's glory dwells in the midst of His people.

        The reason people may sometimes feel like complete failures is because they fail to complete! Look around your home or office and make a list of all the jobs, projects, and assignments you have begun—but never have brought to completion. Wouldn't you agree that one worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth 50 half-finished tasks? It wasn't until the temple was completed that God's glory cook up residence there—God's stamp of approval upon a job well done.
        On a sheet of paper, jot down three of your "unfinished tasks." Perhaps it's a Christian book you never finished reading ... an unsaved neighbor you've been meaning to get to know ... a family project that never got off the ground. Next to each one, write a realistic date for completion and mark your calendar. By finishing those half-done tasks, you just might receive God's "well done'' (Matthew 25:21)!

        The Tabernacle and Temple —a Study in Contrasts
Detail--Tabernacle (Exodus 26)--Temple (1 Kings 6)
Dimensions--45x15x15 feet-- 90x30x45 feet
Porch--no--yes, 30 Feet long
Windows-- no--yes
Divider between--two rooms veil--veil and doors(2 Chronicles 3:14)
Items in Most Holy Place--ark with two cherubim (Exodus 25; 18-20)--ark and two separate cherubim (2 Chron. 5:7-8)

The root of all steadfastness is in consecration to God.