Inner Builders of the Temple

Neville's Inner Vision

In the allegory, David represents the I AM that commands the hidden faculties of consciousness. The strangers are the unfamiliar or neglected aspects of mind, gathered not to be imprisoned but to lend their gifts to a sacred project. The masons are the disciplined imaginal acts—beliefs, visualizations, and feelings—that hew raw impressions into sturdy stones. The 'house of God' is the temple within, the state of consciousness that houses God as your I AM awareness. When you imagine yourself as ruler of your inner land, you invite the strangers to contribute; you do not force but align them toward a single purpose. The true worship is the harmonizing of inner dispositions—unity, stewardship, and creative care—so that your inner temple stands in power and peace. This is the practical meaning: mobilize your inner laborers, craft your thoughts into ordered stones, and dedicate the structure to the I AM that dwells in you. In time, the imagined temple alters your perception, and your outer life follows the new inner architecture.