Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 22:2-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 22 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 22:2-6

Biblical Context

David gathers people and materials to build the LORD's house, collecting stone, iron, brass, and cedar; he prepares abundantly and charges Solomon to build the temple.

Neville's Inner Vision

This scene, at first an outward account of labor, is a vivid inner drama. The gathering of strangers, masons, iron, brass, and cedar mirrors the state of consciousness assembling its resources to house the Presence. The “house of God” is the inner temple your awareness builds when the I AM chooses to dwell there. Solomon, young and tender, stands for your imaginative faculty, ready to construct once instructed by the will that knows it is God’s own Presence. David’s abundance before death signifies a disciplined posture: turning lack into fullness through confident imagining and steady feeling. When you inwardly prepare, your life becomes a beacon of glory among nations—your experiences align with the covenant loyalty of your inner state. This is not about bricks, but about becoming a vessel through which divinity can express itself. The *presence within* is already the temple; your task is to declare and live from that truth until it is seen in all your ways.

Practice This Now

Assume the temple exists now within your mind. Imagine gathering its inner resources—beliefs, vitality, imagination—and feel the Presence filling every chamber.