King Solomon & his dream with God

King Solomon loved the Lord and walked in the statutes of his father David. One night, the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Ask, what shall I give you?"

1 Kings 3:5 (New King James Version)

⁵ At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

Now the good king could have asked God for anything that normal people would have asked. He could have asked for riches, power, longer life, or any number of mortal things. Isn't this what we all are guilty of when we come to God? We find ourselves asking our Lord to give us these temporal things thinking that these "blessings" will solve all our problems. Truth is that the temporal things of this world that we cling to are most often the root of our problems. The Bible tells us not to dwell on the treasures of this world.

1 John 2:15 (New King James Version)

¹⁵ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Luke 12:30 (New King James Version)

³⁰ For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things.

But good king Solomon asks the Lord to bless him with a wisdom that he seems already to possess partially through his request. He only asks the Lord to grant him an understanding heart to judge truthfully.

1 Kings 3:9 (New King James Version)

⁹ Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

And what a great, great God we indeed have! The Lord blesses him according to his request and also bestows upon him all the blessings that he did not even ask for. How wonderful it truly is to serve the Lord that truly cares for all our needs.