What were David’s two greatest sins? 

His adultery with Bathsheba.  

Taking a census of the people.  

For both of these he was punished greatly. 

However, God can turn things around for our good and His glory when we repent! 

We see this in the very first verse of 1 Kings 6. 

Vs 1 - “In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the Lord.”

Sin #1 w/Bathsheba led to the birth of the PERSON who built the temple. 

She gave birth to Solomon - the greatest king in Israel’s history. 

Sin #2 w/counting the people led to the purchase of the PLACE where the temple was built. 

Because of the plague caused by the census, David purchased property on Mount Moriah. 

God took the consequences of David’s two worst sins and built a temple! 

Romans 5:20 - “But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” 

This isn’t an encouragement for us to sin. 

David paid dearly for both of those transgressions. 

It’s an encouragement to us to go on serving God after we’ve repented and confessed our sins. 

Two responses to sin: 

Guilt - we should feel this “temporarily.” 

Guilt is good when it leads us to God. 

We need to “release our guilt” after we have repented. 

EX: Release the goat (Leviticus 16). 

Gratitude - our natural response to God’s forgiveness. 

We should thank God for His mercy and grace. 

Mercy = not getting what you deserve. 

Grace = getting more than you deserve. 

KEY - Satan wants you to feel guilt, not gratitude. 

Why? Because gratitude draws you toward God. 

It bonds you to Him and Him to you. 

God can and will turn your sin around for your good and His glory if you let Him!