I Chronicles 27-29

“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand” (29:14). At the height of Israel’s power, David remembered that they owed God everything; by themselves, they were “foreigners and strangers” with no claim to anything (29:15). Their ability to build a magnificent Temple came from God’s blessing; knowing this, the people gave “freely and whole-heartedly” (29:9).

“Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory ... for everything in heaven and earth is yours” (29:11). We can live “freely and whole-heartedly”, generously, because our security comes from God, who owns it all.