Why do we put god in a box?

Question

When David wanted to build God a temple (big Box) GOd said no, God liked being in the tent out amoung the people.

Why today do we try to keep God in our temples instead of inviting God to mill around outside with us?

Shiba Try 1 Chonicles 17:4-6
4 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in. 5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6 Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’

Answer 1

Because we have created a society in which humans rule, and there is no place for God.

Answer 2

Now I may show my ignorance here, but didn't God tell David no, because it was for David's SON to build?

Maybe I'm confusing my stories, but I get what you're saying anyway.

I think it's all the agnostics and atheists that are trying to keep God in a box (you know, everyone has free speech except Christians). Yes, I occasionally go to church to worship, but I want God in every part of my life, and try to share Him and His Son with anyone who seems to have an open heart and mind.

PS> Yeah, Here it is, in 1 Kings 8:17.....
17 "My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 18 But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a temple for my Name, you did well to have this in your heart. 19 Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, who is your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.'

Answer 3

Then the upper echelon of the clergy would have actually do something good with all that tithe money besides blowing on bull5hit like massive stadium sized churches. There's just more money in doing the way they do it.
A church I went to as a teen owned a 4 br home that had a market value of $230,000 (in Georgia). The church let the preacher live there expense free, gave him a car, stocked the home with food AND paid him an annual salary over 70,000.... in the late 80's. Of course the plate passed weekly for more tithing.

Answer 4

When I first saw your question I thought you meant figuratively, as in, always thinking up some hypothetical "limits" to God and His power. I don't know why people do that. It seems irreverent to me, like a subtle (or not) way of denying His sovereignty.
Maybe the temple people built a specific place for Him because they wanted to feel they could somehow escape His sight by leaving the temple and going home. Good question!

Answer 5

I think we "try" to put God in a box becuase some non-devoted chrtians think that they do not have time so it is eaiser just to put Him aside like everything else we do. I also think that people as teens are afriad to show there love for God because they might get made fun of or something so I think we need to spread him all around the world and not just let him be taught about in one place.

Answer 6

Wow Thats deep

Answer 7

"As Long As Two Or More Of You Are Gathered In My Name, Where Shall I Be? In The Mist."

We don't have to have 'boxes' to worship God, we do it to gather and show respect.

Answer 8

Because we are scared of death and like comfort of knowledge. God doesn't talk to people. Those that say he does are the worst liars because they hold the trust of their scared flock. Or they are clinically insane. Please try and live in reality. People that quote scripture are boring and usually self-serving while doing it.

Answer 9

It's safer for us to put God in a box. Because if we realized that God is so far beyond the box, its incomprehensible, its beyond our understanding.

Answer 10

We go to the temple to put God in our hearts so we can carry Him with us wherever we go.