This page gives you ready-to-use study questions for 1 Chronicles 22, with leader’s notes for each one. It suits a small group, a Sunday class, or a personal study where you want to move past reading and into real discussion. Each question points to specific verses so the group stays anchored in the text.
1 Chronicles 22 at a Glance
King David, near the end of his life, declares that the site will be the house of the LORD. He then gathers materials on a huge scale: stone, iron, bronze, and cedar, much of it from foreign sources. He explains to Solomon that God has told him David himself cannot build the temple because of the blood he has shed in war, and that his son Solomon will be the builder, a man of peace.
The chapter closes with David charging Solomon and the leaders of Israel to be strong, to seek the LORD, and to get to work. Read as a whole, it moves from David’s preparations to his instructions, and from his personal disappointment to his confidence that God’s purposes will go forward through the next generation.
Observation Questions
Use these questions first, before anyone offers an interpretation. Ask the group to point to the words on the page, and resist the urge to explain. Short, factual answers set a clear foundation for the deeper questions that follow.
1 Chronicles 22:1
Then David said, “This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
(WEB)
Read this first to set the purpose of the chapter. David declares the site as God’s house before any work begins, so the group can see that the whole project is an act of worship. Ask the group to notice how plainly the purpose is stated at the start.
1 Chronicles 22:8-10
8 But the LORD’s word came to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. 10 He shall build a house for my name; and he will be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.’
(WEB)
This passage gives the reason David cannot build the house and names the son who will. Reading it aloud helps the group hear the shift from David’s plan to God’s promise. It is the theological center of the chapter.
1 Chronicles 22:13
Then you will prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed.
(WEB)
David’s charge to Solomon is short and memorable, and it works well as a call to courage. Read it slowly and invite the group to repeat the final two sentences together. It gives a natural pivot into application.
1 Chronicles 22:16
Of the gold, the silver, the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may the LORD be with you.”
(WEB)
This verse sums up David’s urgency and his blessing in one breath: “Arise and be doing, and may the LORD be with you.” Reading it aloud puts the call to action at the front of the session. Let someone respond before you move on.
1 Chronicles 22:19
Now set your heart and your soul to follow the LORD your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the LORD’s name.”
(WEB)
This closing command ties the whole chapter together by calling for a set heart and soul in the work of God. It is an ideal verse to end a session on. Pause after reading so the words can settle.
Memory Verse for 1 Chronicles 22
A Closing Prayer for the Group
Father, we come to you as people who want to build something that honors your name, even when we will not see the whole of it finished. Thank you for the way you guide the work of each generation, and for giving us the promise that your purposes will stand. Help us to gather what we need, to labor with wholehearted devotion, and to trust you with what lies beyond our sight. Where we feel afraid or unequal to the task, speak to us the words you gave David for Solomon, that we should be strong and courageous and not be dismayed. Set our hearts and souls to seek you in every part of our week. Amen.
