All these things didn’t come\par from me and my people!\par All these things come from you.\par We are only giving back to you\par things that came from you.\par
You have been very kind to me. You did many good things for me. The first time I traveled across the Jordan River, I owned nothing—only my walking stick. But now I own enough things to have two full groups.
Then King David went in and sat in front of the Lord. David said, “Lord, my Master, why am I so important to you? Why is my family important? Why have you made me so important?
Then King David went \{to the Holy Tent\} and sat before the Lord. David said, “Lord God, you have done so much for me and my family. And I don’t understand why.
We are only strangers traveling through\par this world like our ancestors. {\cf2\super [323]} \par Our time on earth is like a passing shadow.\par And we can’t stop it.\par
Lord our God, we gathered all these things\par to build your temple.\par We build this temple to honor your name.\par But all these things have come from you.\par Everything belongs to you.\par
The people were very happy because their leaders were happy to give so much. The leaders were happy to give freely from good hearts. King David was also very happy.
On the first day of every week each one of you should save as much money as you can from what you are blessed with. You should put this money in a special place and keep it there. Then you will not have to gather your money after I come.
Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks for the Lord your God. Do this by bringing him some special gift you want to bring. Decide how much to give by thinking about how much the Lord your God has blessed you.
Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.
the 24 elders {\cf2\super [36]} bow down before the One who sits on the throne. The elders worship him who lives forever and ever. The elders put their crowns down before the throne and say: