King David lived his life for a legacy. His never lived merely for temporary pleasures or fleeting acclaim. He always held a long view of life.
David managed to capture the city of Jerusalem and establish the City of David. It remains thousands of years later. Through David’s descendants, a Messiah would come who would bring deliverance to all humanity. That Messiah continues His glorious reign to this day.
David also had a heart to build a magnificent temple for the Lord, upon Mount Moriah, overlooking the City of David. Though God would not allow David to construct it, David collected treasures and building materials so those who followed him would be well supplied. And, when the temple was complete, treasures, collected by David,were brought into the temple coffers. How marvelous that even after David had died, treasures were coming to God’s work through his earlier efforts! That is legacy. When people continue to be blessed by your life, long after you are gone.