Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 12:23-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 12 in context

Scripture Focus

23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

24The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

27And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

1 Chronicles 12:23-27

Biblical Context

These bands were ready armed to the war and came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, in accordance with the LORD's word. Their numbers symbolize the readiness of different facets of consciousness to support a new reign within the self.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your being, the 'bands' are not armies but states of consciousness, ready to move when you align with the word of the LORD in you: I AM imagining. Judah, bearing shield and spear, stands as your ruling faculty—protective, decisive; Simeon, mighty in valor, the courage that acts in the face of resistance; Levi, four thousand six hundred, represents the priestly discipline of attention and service within; Jehoiada and the Aaronites, three thousand seven hundred, embody the spiritual insight and sacred craft of naming what is real. When you accept the word that God is all, these bands converge at Hebron—the center of your quiet assurance—and the old kingdom, Saul, yields to the new crowned state, David. Providence is your inner alignment, a law of activity where belief and feeling are one. The moment you imagine these bands moving to your center, you are already king in your own imagination, and your world begins to answer to that crown.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of David now ruling in you; invite the bands to gather at your inner Hebron and feel Saul yield to the new king. Hold that feeling until it becomes your dominant sense of self.