The account of the transition from David to Solomon given in Chronicles has a very different flavour to that found in Kings. In Kings we read of David's old age and the palace intrigues and plots. Here we see God's plan working very smoothly. What are we to make of all this? Is it a contradiction? Is the writer of Chronicles telling a pack of lies? No. Rather it gives an understanding of how God's plans work out in life. At one level there can be be much confusion and conflict, we all encounter this is our own daily lives. Yet through the confusion and mayhem the plan of the Lord is being fulfilled and it is His will that will prevail. So despite all the intrigues of men, there was a plan for the temple, and the plan was fulfilled. So, in the current situation in Jerusalem which was messy to say the least, the people could be confident that the Lord's will would prevail and His plans be fulfilled.
So it is with church life. At times it is very messy, but we should not lose heart. Rather we should continue to seek to obey the Lord, confident that in the end He will smooth everything out.
So here we read of David making a clear declaration to the nation of how God had worked in the past and what the next steps were, namely Solomon building the temple.
David gives a charge to Solomon to obey the Lord, and gives detailed instructions. The writer is stressing the continuity of God's plan, as well as the importance of obedience.
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