Psalm 27: 4
The one thing I ask of the Lord--the one thing I seek most--is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord's perfections and meditating in His temple.
David's heart was true to the Lord, he is called, "a man after God's own heart." This verse tells us one of the major reasons God said that of him.
David wanted to concentrate on the Lord with no other considerations to occupy his mind, but, of course, he couldn't. But He wanted to. He couldn't spend all his time in the Tabernacle because he was the king over the nation, and needed to attend to all the matters of state. But I'm sure his mind was on what the Lord wanted him to do, even if he wasn't in the Temple. Most of the time.
I know David wasn't perfect, and didn't consult the Lord for every decision he needed to make every day, because we're told about some of his poor choices, and the consequences.
But he is still a good example of one who we may want as a life model. His heart, for the most part, did belong to the Lord.
O my Father, may my heart belong to You! Let me live in Your house: Your thoughts, Your path for my feet. Let me not turn to the right hand nor to the left, neither trying to control others nor withdrawing into isolation. Allow me to participate, or at least observe, and keep out of Your way in Your workings in others' lives, especially my adult children's.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
