A Gods favored weapon is a divine focus, also neither of the two spell require a focus or even a spell component both just verbal and somatic.
Paladin will never be leveled again but thats ok. Past the second level of monk Pious templar will be the remainder of the build.
Pious Templar levels...
No sadly, Pious Templar needs you to use the Gods favoured weapon. Although I personally think that would be a good choice but I am restricted in ways. Maybe in later levels if I wasnt restriced I could go that route.
That and lance would violate the vow of poverty.
I was transformed from my favorite class Warmage and forced to be a paladin against my will. (I smarted off to a god so she changed me into a paladin of hers. I rolled a 1 -.-)
So I spent all week building this Paladin focusing in extreme damage although only twice a day using well placed...