Guardians Around the King Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the king is the I AM - the unmovable center of your consciousness. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, stands over the Cherethites and Pelethites as the inner guard, keeping the outward world in respectful order around the throne. The phrase 'the sons of David were chief about the king' speaks of your own faculties - the imaginal powers and memories - arranged to serve the central you. When you dwell in the sense of the king's presence, leadership is not imposed from without; it is established within a disciplined circle around awareness. The guards exist to preserve the king's presence, not to threaten it; they reflect your consistent attention to inner order. The story invites you to align your inner court: arrangement, loyalty, and service around the I AM, so that your life moves with the ease of a well-governed realm. If you imagine Benaiah as the steady trustee of consciousness, you feel protected, and your world answers with harmony and clear direction. The kingdom of God is then a present feeling, born of a single centered I AM, with all your faculties arranged as chief about the king.