Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
      V. He encourages him to go about this great work, and to go on in it (1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 22:13): "Be strong, and of good courage, Though it is a vast undertaking, thou needest not fear coming under the reproach of the foolish builder, who began to build and was not able to finish it; it is God's work, and it shall come to perfection. Dread not, nor be dismayed." In our spiritual work, as well as in our spiritual warfare, we have need of courage and resolution.