The Tent of Meeting, or tabernacle, that Moses had built centuries earlier (Exodus 35-40) was still in operation although it had been moved several times.  When Solomon became king, the tabernacle was located at Gibeon, a town about six miles northwest of Jerusalem.  All the tabernacle furniture was kept at Gibeon except the ark of God, which David had moved to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 13; 15; 16).  David wanted the ark, the symbol of God’s presence, to reside in the city where he ruled the people.  The tabernacle at Gibeon, however, was still considered Israel’s main religious centre until Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem.