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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Perfecting the Church, #10
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. (I Kings 8:1)
As soon as Solomon completed the construction of the Temple he directed that both the Ark and the remainder of the Tabernacle of the Congregation be placed in the Temple (I Kings 8:1-6). The Ark and the Tabernacle tent were reunited and "swallowed up" in the larger, more ornate Temple.
The reuniting of the Ark with the remainder of the tent signifies that during the new heaven and earth reign of Christ the firstfruits company, which had been separated from the remainder of the Church in order to achieve certain Kingdom purposes, particularly the building of the Church into the holy city, will be joined to all the Lord's elect so there will be one tabernacle of God. The strength of Zion will be imparted to all Israel until there is one new Jerusalem (Romans 11:26).
We believe the reign of David typifies the thousand-year period of warfare, the rule of a rod of iron, while the reign of Solomon typifies the new heaven and earth reign of Christ, the time of peace and glory.
Solomon's peace and glory had been made possible by the bloody wars fought by David and his mighty men. So it is that the peace and glory of the new Jerusalem will be made possible by victorious saints who, in the days in which we are living, will overcome the accuser of the brothers. They will conquer Satan by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and by loving not their lives to the death (Revelation 12:11). When the Lord returns they will be caught up to meet Him in the air so they can continue the work of bringing every creature into subjection to the Lord Jesus.
It is interesting to note also that David was anointed three times:
While Saul still was in power—I Samuel 16:13.
Immediately after the death of Saul, when David was anointed king over the house of Judah—II Samuel 2:4.
When David was installed as king over the entire nation of Israel—II Samuel 5:3.
Following this figure it appears there will be three stages in the "anointing" of the Lord Jesus.
First, Jesus has been anointed King while self-seeking men still are on the thrones of power. If we would join ourselves to Jesus today we must go outside the camp of popularity and bear His reproach, just as discontented Israelites left Saul's kingdom to join David in the wilderness.
Saul gladly would have murdered David if he could have caught him. Indeed, self-seeking "kings" over the churches always will seek to "murder" Christ whenever He moves through His servants. The exalted churchmen profess to be serving Christ but many of them are using the things of the Lord for their own glorification.
To be continued.