David wants to build a house for God, but God will build a house for David! This week reminds us of one of the big promises of God in the story of the Bible: one of David’s descendants shall forever reign on the throne over God’s people. Over the next few weeks we will see that this was by no means a straight forward process, as we see the mess of David’s family. However, God is faithful! This week we are reminded of the grace of our heavenly Father, who pours out goodness over the mess of our human experience, and glorifies his name by sending the promised eternal king, Jesus.