291 And David the king saith to all the assembly, 'Solomon my son—the one on whom God hath fixed—'is' young and tender, and the work 'is' great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God; 2 and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for 'things of' gold, and the silver for 'those of' silver, and the brass for 'those of' brass, the iron for 'those of' iron, and the wood for 'those of' wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all 'kinds of' precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance. 3 'And again, because of my delighting in the house of my God, the substance I have—a peculiar treasure of gold and silver—I have given for the house of my God, even over and above all I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary: 4 three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses, 5 even gold for 'things of' gold, and silver for 'those of' silver, and for all the work by the hand of artificers; and who 'is' he that is offering willingly to consecrate his hand to-day to Jehovah?' 6 And the heads of the fathers, and the heads of the tribes of Israel, and the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, even to the heads of the work of the king, offer willingly. 7 And they give for the service of the house of God, of gold—talents five thousand, and drams a myriad; and of silver—talents ten thousand, and of brass—a myriad and eight thousand talents; and of iron—a hundred thousand talents; 8 and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 And the people rejoice because of their offering willingly, for with a perfect heart they have offered willingly to Jehovah; and also David the king hath rejoiced—great joy.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:1-9
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:1-9
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What is done in works of piety and charity, should be done willingly, not by constraint; for God loves a cheerful giver. David set a good example. This David offered, not from constraint, or for show; but because he had set his affection to the house of God, and thought he could never do enough towards promoting that good work. Those who would draw others to good, must lead the way themselves.