Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Kings 5:18

"And Solomon`s builders and Hiram`s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house." — 1 Kings 5:18 (ASV)

So they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

Nothing is too good or too costly to be given to God, and let us consider no labor too hard or too heavy that will bring glory to his holy name.