17:1,2
David is now settled in his palace. He thinks that he should provide a better home than the current tent for the ark of the covenant (representing the presence of God). Note that the motives of David are good, and his desire seems laudable.
Nathan encourages David to go ahead. Nathan is the prophet who confronted David after the Bathsheeba incident. So he is bold and not a lickspittle, so one would expect his word to be reliable.
17:3-6
However, God speaks to Nathen to correct him. He is to tell David that he is not the one to build the temple. First God reminds him that He has lived in a tent since the exodus, and quite happily so. He had never demanded a temple.
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