1 Chronicles 22:17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, Is not Jehovah your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people. Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 4:29 But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 32:46-47 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law. For it is no empty word for you, but your very life, and by this word you shall live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess.”
Haggai 1:5 Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways.
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life
1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
David brings to the minds of everyone that it is obvious that God is with them because there is rest on every side, the inhabitants have been delivered into David’s hands and the land had been subdued. All of this at the hand of God. What normally happens when there is rest from trials and troubles? What happens when we are prosperous and healthy? Does God’s word stay relevant, important, sustaining, and guiding? Does His word find a place in our heart and mind every day? Do we hunger and thirst for His word? I fear not. I fear we become neglectful and complacent when there is rest from our trials and prosperity abounds.
How do we fight this? We fight it with an intentional choice to humbly seek and desire to serve, honoring, following, trusting, and obeying God more and more each day. We fight neglect by not being neglectful – it is an intentional choice. We fight complacency by not being complacent – it is an intentional choice. We need to be intentional about our commitment and walk with Jesus Christ.