David's Heart

1 Kings 8:17
"My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 18 But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a temple for my Name, you did well to have this in your heart.

A few chapters on, Solomon is well into his extravaganza of building. He built palaces for himself and his wives, but from his father he inherited the privilege of building a palace for God.
The temple is built now, and the ark has been brought up. Countless sheep and cattle were sacrificed. The ark is placed in its new Most Holy Place, beneath the impressive gold cherubim. By this time it has only the tablets with the ten commandments in it.
As the priests leave the ark, the Glory of God comes to fill the place. When the Glory comes, human beings have to abandon their activities. Nothing else matters, when the Glory comes.
Solomon made his speech after that. He pointed out that God had never chosen a city, but He chose David. Because David was chosen, the plans of his heart were blessed. The temple Solomon built fulfilled David's dream. The Temple that lived in David's innermost thoughts, deep in his true self, was made real in stone, wood, bronze, and gold, because God allowed it.
God, please put the right dreams in my heart, and make them real, if not in my day, then in my children's.