You are the House of God

2 Samuel 7:1-11

  Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around, ² that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains.”

³ Then Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”
⁴ But it happened that night that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, ⁵ “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Would you build a house for Me to dwell in? ⁶ For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a tent and in a tabernacle. ⁷ Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’ ⁸ Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. ⁹ And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. ¹⁰ Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, ¹¹ since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord tells you that He will make you a house.
  

The Father speaks to David in this passage and rebukes him for even suggesting He be constrained to "A House". Instead he tells David He will make him a house!! 

House #1004 - bayit (hebrew) - means household, clan, temple, a dwelling, a family. 

The Father never wanted a temple that has geological restraints. He wants a temple that He can make His place of dwelling where he isn't  contained because He is a spirit and a spirit is free of all physical and geological constraints. The Father was telling David don't make me  house I'm going to make you a house, My place of dwelling. This Holy God wants a house that He can make His habitation.

I want to be a house fit for my God to indwell. A place for His holy habitation.

Holy - #40 - haios (hebrew) -  sacred, pure, blameless, consecrated, separated, properly revered, God-likeness, nothing polluted, purity.

Did David see this as a geological or physical thing? It seems so. God's response to David is to help him understand that this an inheritance thing made available to those who let His kingdom rule and reign within. 

I want to be house fit for my God. A holy God calls for a Holy people. That can never be achieved in our own strength or eyes - only in Jesus. The more we know Jesus and His Spirit the more He can indwell us and we can be known by Him. 

Let's let Him make us a house fit for His holy habitation, His place of dwelling. He does not want to be contained He wants to be free to move in and through us, no restraints, no limitations. How exciting that we can be made into His house. I want to be a place fit for His holy habitation.