1 Chronicles 29:5 Meaning and Explanation
“The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?”
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Read Full Chapter →After designating gold and silver for the craftsmen's work, David turns to the people with a question: who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD this day?
What Does 1 Chronicles 29:5 Mean?
David has led by example, and now he invites the congregation to follow. His question is not a demand but an appeal to willing hearts, asking who will dedicate themselves and their substance to God.
The Hebrew behind 'consecrate' carries the image of filling the hand -- the language of ordination. David is calling ordinary Israelites to a priestly kind of self-offering. God still seeks willing hearts more than forced gifts, and the leader who first gives himself earns the right to ask others to give.
1 Chronicles 29:5 in the Original Language
male yad (מָלֵא יָד), 'consecrate' -- literally 'to fill the hand,' the phrase used for setting apart and offering to God.
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What does 1 Chronicles 29:5 mean?
After designating gold and silver for the craftsmen's work, David turns to the people with a question: who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD this day?