Behold It Was A Dream

                    My Bible reading plan took me to 1kings chapter 3,and for a moment i felt that same childhood reproach,When my Sunday school teachers used this chapter to point to us our ignorance for asking GOD for material things;and how Solomon(who was young like us) took an individual initiative with no external influence to ask GOD for Wisdom.
I will admit that this chapter was my least favorite chapter,up until recently when the HOLY SPIRIT revealed to me something i have missed all these years.
Permit me to invite you to read this chapter again,please pay attention to the underlined words;
1Kings 3:4-15

4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a  dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

IT was just a dreammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,All this years i have have been chided,reproached by these same passage thinking Solomon took an individual initiative to ask GOD for Wisdom,while in the real sense it was THE EVER COMPASSIONATE GOD that 'tipped' him on what to ask to for,making him the greatest human king that ever lived.
Now correct me if i am wrong,for i know very well we have no control of what we say or do whilst we are dreaming,because according to Merriam Webster dictionary;dream is defined as a series of thoughts, visions, or feelings that happen during SLEEP.
I believe Solomon had an instructional dream from GOD,so that he can know what he needs to lead such a great nation like Isreal- GOD's Wisdom.How Compassionate is our GOD;HE shows what to do and HE helps us do it.HIS Kindness towards mankind is

immeasurable! Job 33:15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.