Dawnshards are supposed to massively increase one's facility with Investiture, which is one of the reasons Nikli insisted Rysn never bond a spren.
Dalinar seems to regularly do things that the Stormfather (and others) think impossible. Sando has some plausible deniability with the Stormfather being somewhat unreliable in his knowledge, but he also surprises Rayse and Nale (and perhaps others?). Not to mention he hears the actual UNITE THEM command. Dalinar having the Unite Dawnshard makes a lot of sense, but these could also just be strong Connection to Honor.
Part of the trouble with a Unite Dawnshard is that it doesn't really fit the brief. How could you kill God with such a command? Is uniting really one of the four primal thing all things can be brought to life with? CHANGE makes a ton sense in both questions, but UNITE?