Can you imagine having God come to you and say "'Ask for whatever you
want me to give you?'" What would you say? Solomon found himself in
precisely this situation in 2 Chronicles 1:7. Solomon, who must have
possessed a fair amount of common sense already, asks God for wisdom so
that he can better lead God's people (2 Chronicles 1: 9-10).
It's important to note that God did not say "Ask me for whatever you
want and I will give it to you." He simply asked Solomon what he would
LIKE for God to give him. And it shortly becomes clear that there were a
number of potential "wrong answers" to that question (such as wealth or
longevity; 2 Chronicles 1:11).
Solomon, to his credit, asked to be enabled to take
better care of the people to whom God has entrusted him (which evokes
John 18: 8-9). Few of us will be presented with as explicit a choice as
Solomon was, but God has given all of us innumerable blessings we didn't
even think to ask for. How can we be good stewards of those things and
use them to bless others?
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