II Samuel 7:12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’”
During all the years that David was "on the run", the one burden of his heart was to be able to worship in "The House of the Lord," the tabernacle. So, when he finally became king, his heart was set or building a permanent and glorious temple for God. But God said "not yet; your son will do that." Whenever God does something like that, He also does something positive to encourage. This time He promised David that his kingly line would not come and go, but be established forever. What becomes obvious in history and the New Testament is that this was not an endless line of descendants sitting on a physical throne, but a promise of the Messiah, fulfilled in Christ. (See Hebrews 1:8) In Him true worship by all peoples will be made possible, and He will be the perfect King we all need.
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