costom table widget query is empty

Unable to create query for empty collection.

public function table(Table $table): Table
    {
return $table
            ->query(
                function () {
                    return Project::where('project_date','>=', now())->get()->sortBy('project_date')->take(7)->ToQuery();
                }
            )
            ->columns([
                Tables\Columns\TextColumn::make('name'),
                Tables\Columns\TextColumn::make('project_date'),
            ])
            ->defaultSort('project_date')
            ->actions([
                Tables\Actions\EditAction::make()
                    ->url(fn (Project $record): string => route('filament.admin.resources.projects.edit', ['record' => $record]))
            ])
            ->emptyStateHeading('No upcoming projects')
            ->paginated(false);
}