1 Chron.28: 10,19

“Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof ……. All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern”
(1 Chron.28: 10,19).
The very spot where David was punished became the site of God’s House. (2 Chron 3:1). From that day David’s true joy began. He had happy days, wonderful days, but nothing compared to the joy he found there at the altar, on the site for the temple of God.
God was now able to give to David the pattern for His temple, and the assurance that his son had been chosen of God to build it. The joy that David now experienced was an entirely different kind of joy. It was the joy that comes with revelation of the heavenly plan for the house of God. The king rejoiced and the people rejoiced also. Yet David could not have rejoiced as he did now without going through all those other experiences. Every stage was necessary.
The joy of the Lord is your strength, but the revelation of the heavenly pattern, and of knowing that God has called us to share in it, supersedes all other joys that you may have experienced on the on other occasions. In this joy you enter into the plan and purpose of God regarding His people, both now and in ages to come. Pray then that the Lord will lead you on from joy to joy, till you come to the fullness of the joy of the Lord which is your strength.