1 Kings 1:40

“ And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook (rent) with the sound of them.”

Then they all went back up into Jerusalem, and the people came up after them, and the people played on their pipes, no doubt hastily collected from their houses, and they greatly rejoiced to such an extent that the earth shook (‘rent’, i.e. behaved as though there was an earthquake). This very fact indicated the large number of people who had come together from Jerusalem and its surrounds. It indicated that there could be no doubt about ‘the people’s choice’. This confirmation by the popular voice of the people was a feature of kingship in Israel/Judah (compare 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Kings 11:12 and the constant connection of ‘the people of the land’ with matters affecting the kingship).

The first thing that we learn from this passage is God’s faithfulness to His promises. What God had promised in 2 Samuel 7:0 had now begun to come about. God’s Kingly Rule was being established in the person of Solomon, and this brought with it the assurance that his line would go on as God had promised, until that glorious day when the everlasting King would come and take His throne. Solomon’s enthronement was a preview of the anointing of the Coming King.

The second lesson that we learn is that if, once we know God’s will, we do it, we will not only bring blessing to ourselves but to everyone connected with us as well.

The third lesson is that nothing can thwart the will of God. Adonijah had tried his best with a view to his own self interest, but in the end God had ensured that, in what mattered most, His will was done. Thus we learn that whatever happens we can rest in the will of God, while at the same time ensuring that we ourselves do all that we can to bring it about. (It would humanly speaking not have happened if David had not stirred himself to action)