Wisdom is a state of being wise as discussed previously. King Solomon is our character of the study. God appeared to him in a dream and told him to ask for anything he wants. Solomon asked for wisdom to guide the nation of Israel which God granted and also added riches. This encounter transpired in a dream which leads to our second critical point in this series of Start with Wisdom (1 King 3 & 4).

A dream is not a strange phenomenon. By definition, it is the succession of images and thoughts experienced during sleep. God used this medium while speaking to Solomon about giving him wisdom. A dream is not the wisdom itself but a channel of communication. However, a dream with clear interpretations, a logical content that draws conclusive meaning which is strong in revealing or transpiring ideas and revelations has wisdom in it. It is scriptural that God can relate or reveals knowledge, or idea to people via their dreams using it as a medium (Job 33).

Outside of dreams, other avenues of supernatural communication are vision, trance, and discerning of spirits. These gifts are by no means wisdom; they are only channels. Also note that spiritual information and knowledge are not exclusive to only these mediums.

Starting with wisdom means discovering and understanding what wisdom is, whether you have it or not, how it is measured in your life, and what its absence constitutes. You might not have Solomon’s type of dream or sense a unique gift in you, but you must know how to access wisdom because the expression of wisdom reflects your creative ability.

Your wisdom speaks when you know your gifts and the place of your uniqueness; as you place emphasis on that area. The purpose of wisdom is to aid your creative capability. In your productive activity’s wisdom helps your creative intuition when making a skillful decision. It is what makes you shine in life. Nevertheless, the truth is you don’t become wise overnight. It involves a certain level of experience, knowledge, and understanding.

Solomon needed wisdom and understanding to govern the people. This was something he had never done before. It was important that he seek more knowledge about peoples’ behavior and their lives in general. He extended his learning to several areas of human activities; which he also documented in the book of Proverbs. In his process of developing wisdom, he spent time studying characters, attitudes, diligence, human thinking, arrogance, communications, etc. He went further to learn about trees, animals and time and seasons. These are the background experience and knowledge that helped facilitate wisdom in his life and subsequently helped him successfully govern the people righteously.

God gave Solomon wisdom; but he needed experience and knowledge for the wisdom to operate. Without him seeking those avenues of knowledge, the gift of wisdom in his life would have been dormant and no one would have noticed or benefited from his wisdom. Wisdom did not jump on him because it was promised. He sought the opportunity to explore and research the meaning of all things. It was this investment in his inherent abilities that showcased the gift of God’s wisdom in his life. Though it all started as a dream, Solomon knew it was meant to be his reality.

Your dream can also become your reality if you don’t despise it. If you encounter God, wisdom will flow from Him, and whatever He tells you to do, just do it. Many have despised even their own prayers. If Solomon ignored his dream, he won’t realize the wisdom.

We have to dig deep for wisdom to find expression in our lives. Some of us have dreams, insights, revelations, visions, prophecies, and spiritual experiences. But nothing has changed because we have not paid attention to our unique abilities or worked on them and allowed wisdom to flow through that medium. The majority of us are looking for what we already have. We are looking at others even though we have what could make us extraordinary. You have wisdom, you just need to cultivate it.