The glory of the Lord filled his temple

 1 Kings 8:1-21

Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David. All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.

When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark, and they brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it. The priests and Levites carried them up, and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord. And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled his temple.

While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. Then he said: “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said, ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, but I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’

“The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. I have provided a place there for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”

Work is complete, and the Ark is brought from the citadel and installed in the inner sanctuary. And the whole Temple building shines with the light of GOd's presence - the same bright could that once rested on God's Tent in the desert.

Why?

The Temple is built and it is a building, more important is the Lors with Israel and with the Temple.

When the ark was moved into the Temple with so many priests and king Solomon, the could of the glory of the Lord filled his temple. It is a great image and power with them.

For the church is a building, more important is there is the Holy Spirit of the Lord with us. When we pray in name of the Lord and the name of Jesus and obey God's word, the Holy Spirit be with us.

How?

Worship the Lord only, for God is good and Jesus has shed blood for us. We can do nothing without the Lord!