Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 22:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 22 in context

Scripture Focus

1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

2And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

3And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

4Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

1 Chronicles 22:1-5

Biblical Context

David proclaims this is the LORD's house, gathers workers and materials, and commits to a magnificently built temple for Solomon; he prepares abundantly before his death.

Neville's Inner Vision

David's declaration and his preparations are a parable of consciousness. The house of the LORD is not a place somewhere out there, but the state you enter when I AM governs your mind. The 'strangers' in the land are the untamed impulses and beliefs waiting to be invited into alignment; the masons are disciplined thoughts that shape your character. The wrought stones are the visible results of steady imagining; iron and brass are the nails and joints binding your decisions to their outcomes. Cedar from distant shores represents influential ideas and allies drawn into your inner project by the richness of your imagination. David's note that Solomon is young and tender points to an innermost ruler—your current awareness fresh and receptive—perfected by deliberate preparation. The clause that the temple must be magnificent, famous, and glorious across all lands becomes your inner conviction that your life will radiate the magnificence of this temple into every area. The act of preparation itself is a readiness, a state to be maintained until the old self dies and the new inner sanctuary stands complete.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are already dwelling in the LORD's temple within you; feel the abundance as you gather the inner stones and set each into place, then rest in the certainty that the temple is complete.