1 Kings 3:5, 7-12
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Solomon Asks for Wisdom
5 That night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”
7 “Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around. 8 And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! 9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom. 11 So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies—12 I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have!
“…a wise and understanding heart…”
Wisdom is a gift of the heart. We often think being wise is an issue of the head. Knowledge … education … degrees … schooling. I am an advocate of all these. We need learned leaders but more, we need wise leaders … men and women with a heart that has been gifted by God. Solomon, being the son of the king, would have been given the finest education. He recognized that to effectively govern, he would need something more than head knowledge. He would need a heart that only God could give.
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