What did King Solomon ask from God?

Solomon asked God for wisdom.

Moving on from David, this week our journey in The Gospel Project for Kids takes us to David’s son Solomon. Solomon was the second son of Bathsheba and he became the next king of Israel. Remember God made a covenant with David in which his sons would always rule on the throne. David was very old when Solomon became the king. David encouraged his son to always follow God and to walk in His ways.

After David died, Solomon had a dream in which God told him to ask for anything he wanted. Solomon told God that he was a young man and that what he wanted most of all was the wisdom needed to be a good leader for the people of Israel. God was pleased with Solomon’s request and granted it. God told Solomon he would have more wisdom than any person yet to live. Because he had not asked for selfish desires, God also granted that Solomon would be rich, would live a long life, and would receive honor from others. God told Solomon that he would be greater than any other king who had ever lived.

  

Solomon could have asked for anything, but he chose to ask for wisdom to accomplish God’s will. God created us to do His will. Jesus gave us the perfect example of doing God’s will when He willingly died on the cross for our sins.