1 Kings 3 3 Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."This is probably the most stunning contrast in scripture. Solomon was committing a treasonous act against the covenant God established with Israel. He sacrificed on the altar false gods. This offense practiced by other kings was swiftly punished. But look how God responds to Solomon.He offers Solomon anything he desires! It begs the key question Why allows God conveniently overlooks Solomon's blatant idolatry? If God was righteous, not merely did He conveniently overlook the capital sin but graciously offered anything the idolater wanted. There are two logical reasons. One is Solomon undoubtedly remains a official representative of David throne. Consequently, God elect particular corrupt men for a certain task in official history. We must properly understand Gods proactively works the official history of eternal redemption. His work is not dependent on mans decisions but Gods determined choice. It was God who established David who carefully raised his son as wisest king of Israel. It satisfactorily resolves the question, "Was there any one else more qualified than Solomon?" Obviously not. The key point is God is more genuinely concerned about marked success of our work than our sin. The truth is we acquire nothing to offer God. It is eternal salvation, performed by generous gifts, for divine purposes. There is no satisfactory explanation why God would graciously accept sinners in His eternal kingdom other than His choice of us and His work on our behalf.