Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 24:3-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 24 in context

Scripture Focus

3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

5Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

7Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

8The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

11The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

13The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

16The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

17The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

18The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

19These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

1 Chronicles 24:3-19

Biblical Context

David distributes the priestly offices of Eleazar and Ithamar by lot, dividing their service in the house of the LORD. This settling and recording of order mirrors how consciousness assigns roles within the inner temple.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner landscape of your mind, the temple is your consciousness and Eleazar and Ithamar are two faculties of that awareness. Eleazar embodies disciplined, enduring worship; Ithamar embodies fresh, spontaneous expression. The casting of lots is not chance but the moment your I AM, your true awareness, consents to which faculty leads in service. When the record is written before the king and the priests, you are inscribing the law on your mind; you are the king of your own inner temple and your thoughts are the princes who guide you. The twenty-four orderings symbolize a steady, rhythmic flow of inner activity, and the LORD’s command is the alignment you awaken to, not an external constraint. The LORD God of Israel is your I AM—the unchanging reality you assume. By assuming the right state, the correct function rises to lead your life, and your inner temple mirrors this harmony. Practically, observe your day and acknowledge that your actions flow from this inner decree, your imagined image becoming real in life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of inner royal order, feeling you are already serving in the LORD's house; if doubt arises, revise with: I am the I AM, and this temple is ordered.