So, the Cleric's Destructive Smite domain power says:
"Destructive Smite (Su): You gain the destructive smite power: the supernatural ability to make a single melee attack with a morale bonus on damage rolls equal to 1/2 your cleric level (minimum 1)."
As a supernatural ability that says you 'make a single melee attack' (and not that you add whatever to a melee attack), it presumably operates the same way as any number of other standard-action domain attack powers such as Fire Bolt or Stormburst - one special standard action attack.
Now, Domain Strike says: "If you make a successful unarmed strike against an opponent, in addition to dealing your unarmed strike damage, you can use a swift action to deliver the effects of the chosen granted power to that opponent."
It seems logical to me then that in the same way Domain Strike: Fire Bolt would allow using Fire Bolt as a swift action, Domain Strike: Destructive Smite would allow you to make a Destructive Smite as a swift action, assuming that you first hit something with an unarmed strike. Thoughts?
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Considering it states that you deliver the power to the opponent, RAW I believe you would have to punch/kick/slap/etc yourself. You cannot deliver Destructive Smite to anyone but yourself, and domain strike delivers the ability to the opponent, so it would go to him then fail, because he is an illegal target. So you'd basically waste a use of Destructive Smite unless you wanted to give up an attack and take a few points of nonlethal damage to get the bonus on damage rolls.
Sounds like it would "work" - you punch your enemy and he gets the ability to make a Destructive Smite. Or punch an ally instead...
Domain Strike (Good) is pretty nice too.