Good intentions

I read this part of Scripture in my daily reading on June 27th but I have been kicking it around mentally on and off since then.

"Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains.” Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” (1 Chronicles 17:1-2)

I've been kicking around how sometimes we with completely understandable good intensions can be totally missing it regarding God's will.

In David's case thankfully he had a friend that listened to God (i.e. the prophet Nathan), even after giving him poor advice at first.

The Lord said it wasn't for David to build the Temple due to him being a man of war. But I noticed also in the subsequent chapters that during the remainder of David's reign he defeated the enemy on every side and in the process captured a lot of gold and other materials that were eventually used in the construction of the Temple.
God often works in "practical" ways and just a reminder to me that we have to strive to stay in His perfect will and His perfect timing.

I've noticed in the past that "little voice in my head" sounds logical enough at times and it is sure enough based on the best of intentions. However, it sure is easy to make a mistake and let the way that seems right to man slip in there.