Albert Barnes Commentary Acts 7:46

"who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob." — Acts 7:46 (ASV)

Who found favour. That is, God granted him great prosperity and delivered him from his enemies.

To find a tabernacle. To prepare a permanent dwelling place for the ark and for the visible symbols of the Divine Presence. Until now, the ark had been kept in the tabernacle and had been moved about from place to place. David sought to build a house that would be permanent, where the ark might be deposited (2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 22:7).