The legendary story of the Queen of Sheba.... We don't get to know her name. We just know that she went to Solomon to see if the stories about his wisdom and wealth were true. She sought his wisdom and she gave him many gifts of gold, spices, and precious stones.
Last Wednesday at another Bible study, we discussed where Solomon had gotten all that gold, that was put in the temple, from. One of the options we came up with was that maybe some of it was left to him by David. But, probably not. Here we get at least part of the answer. It was gifts. Kings and queens sent him gifts of gold! Solomon also did a lot of trading with kings from other areas.
Solomon was wise, indeed. It reminds me of the parable Jesus told of the 10 coins. When the master returned as king, he found that the first servant had invested and used his coins wisely. Because he had used the king's property wisely for the king's benefit; the king told him, "Well done, good servant! You have been faithful in this very small matter; take charge of ten cities." (Luke 19:17)
Solomon was wise and he was blessed. But, he was also wise because he was blessed. May God help us to be as wise as Solomon, and to be good stewards of the gifts that God has given us.
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