Solomon built the temple according to his father King David's charge (1 Chron. 22:6-11). This indicates that Solomon did nothing in a light way but did everything according to his father's instructions.
Solomon built the temple with the materials prepared by his father David (1 Chron. 22:14-16).
Solomon did not build the temple according to his wise mind. Rather, he built it according to God's own design given to David (1 Chron. 28:11-19).
All the materials for the building of God's temple and all its furniture have their significance in typology.
Gold signifies God's divine nature, divinity (1 Kings 6:20-22).
The different kinds of wood signify different aspects of Christ's humanity.
Cedar signifies Christ's humanity in resurrection, the resurrected Christ (vv. 9, 10b, 15a, 16).
Cypress signifies Christ's humanity in His death, the crucified Jesus (vv. 15b, 34).
Olive wood signifies Christ's humanity in the Spirit of God, the anointed Christ (vv. 23, 31-33).
Costly stones signify Christ's humanity in transformation, the transformed Christ (vv. 7, 36; 5:17). Not only do we need transformation; Christ also needed transformation. As God, Christ in His incarnation put on man's flesh. The Word became flesh (John 1:14). Having become a man in the flesh, Christ was in the likeness of the flesh of sin (Rom. 8:3). He therefore needed transformation in His human part.
Bronze signifies Christ under God's judgment, the judged Christ (1 Kings 7:15-16, 27, 30).