Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 13:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 13 in context

Scripture Focus

6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

7And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

8And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

9And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

1 Chronicles 13:6-9

Biblical Context

David and Israel bring the ark to Kirjathjearim with great music, but when the oxen stumble, Uzzah reaches to steady it and is restrained.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the ark as your I AM presence, the holy center dwelling between the cherubim. David's caravan, with harps and jubilant song, represents the natural joy that arises when consciousness awakens; yet they move it on a new cart—the outer instruments of effort and tradition—rather than letting the inner law reveal itself. When Uzza reaches to steady the ark, the ego tries to stabilize the sacred through control. The oxen stumble, revealing that attempted management from the external self disturbs the music of the soul. Neville teaches that God is the I AM within, not a distant deity to be appeased by rites. To approach this procession rightly is to revise your state so that the ark rests in your awareness, unforced by fear or performance. In your present moment, the presence stands, and your task is to hold faith, not to fix outcomes. Let the inner sight imagine the ark already safely carried by your own consciousness, and then live from that conviction.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the ark already rests in your heart; revise the urge to control outcomes and feel, I AM present; I govern the inner order, and all events align.