What other Scriptures highlight the importance of following God's specific instructions? Setting the scene: 1 Chronicles 28:16 “the weight of gold for each table of the showbread, and silver for the silver tables.” David hands Solomon exact specifications for every detail of the temple. Scripture repeatedly underscores that God is pleased when His people follow such precise instructions. Old Testament portraits of exact obedience • Genesis 6:22 — “So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.” • Exodus 25:40 — “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” • Exodus 40:16 — “Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.” • Joshua 6:2-5, 20 — Israel marches around Jericho exactly as instructed, and the walls fall. • 1 Kings 5:5; 6:38 — Solomon follows the blueprint for the first temple to the letter. • 2 Kings 5:10-14 — Naaman is healed only after he dips seven times, exactly as Elisha said. Old Testament warnings about altered obedience • Leviticus 10:1-2 — Nadab and Abihu offer “strange fire” and are consumed. • Numbers 20:7-12 — Moses strikes the rock instead of speaking to it and forfeits entry into Canaan. • 1 Samuel 15:22-23 — Saul spares Agag and the best livestock; God rejects his kingship. • Deuteronomy 12:32 — “See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.” New Testament echoes of the same principle • Matthew 7:24-25 — The wise man builds on rock by “hearing these words of Mine and doing them.” • Luke 5:5-6 — Peter lets down the nets at Jesus’ word and brings in a miraculous catch. • John 14:15 — “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” • Acts 5:29, 32 — “We must obey God rather than men… the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.” • James 1:22 — “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” • Hebrews 8:5 — Moses warned to build the tabernacle “according to the pattern” shown on the mountain. Key takeaway From Noah’s ark to the early church, Scripture consistently links blessing, protection, and God’s continued presence to wholehearted, precise obedience. 1 Chronicles 28:16 is one more reminder that following the Lord’s detailed instructions is never optional; it is the pathway to His favor and glory. |
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