Give your servant a discerning heart

1 Kings 3:1-9
Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.
So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?
Solomon is at Gibeon, at town 10 km north-west of Jerusalem making his sacrifice, when God appears to him in a dream offering a gift which is his choose. He asks for wisdsom to rule his people justly.
Why?
The spiritual environment is getting worse at that time, the author has written.
Solomon following the instructions give him by his father David, except married with Pharaoh's daughter, people were still sacrificing at the high place.
Solomon was humble himself before the Lord so God liked him.
Discerning heart: wisdom heart: to govern God's people and to distinguish between right and wrong.
People are numerous and complicated so need wisdom to distinguish good and evil, let the righteousness could be done.
How?
Ask God give me a discerning heart to follow his way and to distinguish between truth and evil.