PENnED

Read: 1 Kings 3:1-9

⁷ “Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. ⁸ Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. ⁹ So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

Solomon is well-known as Israel’s wisest king. But he is known for it not because of a latent talent. God gave it to him. Solomon himself confessed his lack of discernment and wisdom by comparing himself to “a little child” that did “not know how to carry out (his) duties.”  His humility paid off because God granted him his request for a “discerning heart” and ability “to distinguish between right and wrong.” Regardless of our calling in life, we all need to get on the path of wisdom for obvious reasons. And Solomon has shown us how to start on that path.

Acknowledging our ignorance is the first step we take on the path of wisdom.