Do you have a heart like KING DAVID in the bible?

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I have always heard David as being a man “after God’s own heart.” God even affirmed it. I sometimes wonder why David is such a man and how I can be, as a believer in Christ, be like such a woman? How can one be a man after God’s heart? What does God’s heart beat for? Recently, after a series of studies in church about the Cat & Dog Theology, I learned primarily that Jesus came for the purpose of glorifying the Father. The salvation that it gave us sinners was only secondary. So what then is God’s heart after? With the above statements, we can surmise that God’s desire is His glory. Man’s purpose is not to be saved only, but that we will be saved so that in our salvation God is glorified. David is a man after God’s heart because he knew who God was and his position in God’s kingdom. David worshipped the Lord and praised Him in whatever circumstances. Even when he sinned, he sought the Lord. In David’s reign, he had a whole group of men assigned to worship the Lord 24 hours a day. They probably worshipped in shifts, but the point is, David simulated heaven. In Revelations, we get a glimpse of what heaven is like—it is where angels and the saints bow down in worship all the time. Sometimes during sermons, I hear our pastor say that if we don’t know how to worship God here on earth, we wouldn’t know what to do when we get to heaven. But David knew God’s heart. He was one man who desired what God wanted—for God’s name to be glorified. All throughout the bible, the book of Psalms is known as the one most prolific for praises. It chronicles David’s praises to the One he loves. And what touched me most is even in his death, what worried David the most is who will praise the Lord. What is your heart after? Do you worship the Lord only on Sundays, giving Him a good 30 minutes of singing and then forgetting about Him the rest of the week? Remember, our primary purpose is to bring glory to God’s Name all the days of our lives.