1 Chronicles 29:21

1 Chronicles 29:21 says, And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:  After this dedication ceremony, the next day the people offered a great sacrifice to God.  Matthew Henry said they offered both burnt offerings which are totally consumed and peace offerings, which those there could participate in, or eat from.  Somethings we give to God are totally lost to us for our own material benefit, but also when He blesses us richly with things materially, we should dedicate them to Him as Christians even if they are still of benefit to us in our everyday life.  Verse twenty-two adds, And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.  These peace offerings would be what the people were eating and drinking before the Lord, and they took Solomon and anointed him as King for the second time.  This was a much larger and more formal gathering I believe.  If we are called by God to serve in a position today, we are already anointed by Him, but sometimes we may have formal ceremonies to acknowledge this, such as the ordination of preachers and deacons.  Verse twenty-three continues, Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.  Solomon then replaced David as king, and all of Israel prospered.  God has people called to replace others in the church today, and as long as we follow the leadership or the Holy Spirit's guidance when we appoint them, the church should always prosper.  Verse twenty-four states, And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.  All those who had been under David, the princes and mighty men, submitted to Solomon as king.  When we have a change in leadership in the church today, we all need to support the new leader, no matter how great the last one may have been.  Verse twenty-five adds, And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.  God magnified Solomon, making him greater than any king of Israel before him, which would have been Saul and David.  They had both been kings during war times, and Solomon was to be king during a time of peace.  We follow the one and only King, Jesus Christ, and we need to magnify His name.  He will lead us to peace with the heavenly Father, which is the only peace that really matters.  Verse twenty-six says, Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.  This verse and the remaining ones are about David's reign over Israel.  We may look back at Christian leaders of the past and note the good things they did, but we need to move ahead with those who replace them under God's leadership and not just believe things will never be as good again.  Verse twenty-seven adds, And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.  David had ruled for a total of forty years, starting with seven in Hebron and ending with thirty-three in Jerusalem.  He was just as much king when he was in Hebron as he was in Jerusalem.  It doesn't really matter where we may live today, because Jesus Christ is King over those who put their faith in Him just as much in one place as He is in another.  Verse twenty-eight adds, And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.  David lived a long life and died with riches and honor, all of which were left behind.  He didn't take any of the riches with him, but they were left for Solomon's use after he became king.  We will never take anything of this world with us to heaven, and we need to pray that what we leave behind will be used wisely and for God's glory.  Verse twenty-nine continues. Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,  We are told that all the acts of David as king were written in the book of Nathan the prophet and the book of Gad the seer.  Unless part of these books are included in another book of the Bible, we don't have these books.  Verse thirty concludes, With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.  These books were said to contain an account of all that David did as king, and even if we don't have them, we do have an account of all that was important in David's rule as king.