I don't think David had a bad idea when he proposed building a temple for God. Apparantly it was common for kings to "thank" their god for giving them victory by building temples etc as a way of guaranteeing future blessing. I don't necessarily think that's what David was trying to do here, but either way, that's not how God works. We don't pay Him back for anything. We don't "purchase" future blessings. With God, it's grace on top of grace. The Lord had given David victory (v1), but He doesn't want a temple built (yet) (v5), instead He will build David a "house" (v11). David is the recipient, God is the giver of grace. It's the same with us.
David's response shows his humilty. He is the top dog in Israel - famous, powerful, popular. But he is humble before God - he recognises that he is nobody before God (v18) and that, while people may call David great... in reality only God is great (v22).
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You might find the following blogs of interest about C.J. Mahaney and the group he leads:
http://www.sgmsurvivors.com
http://www.sgmrefuge.com
Hope this helps.
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