1st Kings 21:21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisses against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel.
Question: So, what are the Scriptural instructions on acquiring real estate? [2] If the property is for sale, you can make an offer that is in line with fair market value, but to make an offer to someone on something that is not for sale could be a sign of covetousness, and the Christian should avoid walking in Ahab’s shoes for any reason. In the following example we will see another king making an offer to another property owner, for real estate that was not listed on Zillow or Red Fin.
But this king is of a completely different spirit than Ahab for he is not asking to buy it for any personal reason and furthermore, God is The One who sends him on his mission. 1st Chronicles 21:18 Then the angel of The Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. Here we see Mr. Ornan acknowledging David in his capacity as king.
In doing so he might want to treat David differently than he would an ordinary buyer, because God had already prepared his heart to meet the request. But from David’s perspective, he is forbidden to use his office of king as a means whereby he would bully or intimidate Ornan into giving up his real estate. God is not pleased with such tactics and if they have been practiced by His people in times past through ignorance, the time has come for a radical change in heart and mind, for there is a worldly way of doing things, and then there is the royal way.
1st Chronicles 21:And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!