Inner Porters of the Temple

1 Chronicles 26:1-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 26 in context

Scripture Focus

1Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
2And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
4Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
6Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
7The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
8All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
9And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
10Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
12Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 26:1-12

Biblical Context

The verses enumerate divisions of temple porters and leaders, showing a disciplined structure serving the house of the LORD. Names and ranks symbolize orderly inner faculties.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the inner temple of your awareness, the divisions of the porters are not external guards but the array of your faculties standing at their posts. Meshelemiah, Obededom, and Hosah symbolize stable alignments of attention, memory, gratitude, and intention, each with a lineage of strength. When you refuse to let one fear or desire flood the sacred space, you appoint orderly wards one against another, so that no movement invades the sanctuary without consent. The phrase mighty men of valour becomes your inner powers called to valor in maintaining reverent worship of your I AM, your present awareness. The blessing for God blessed him indicates that when you align these divisions with a genuine motive worshiping the Lord within, you attract concord that makes the inner house function. The house of the LORD stands when your consciousness exercises service, unity, and obedience. The divisions are not factions but synchronized departments, each guarding a facet of your life: focus, loyalty, healing, gratitude, and unity. This is how you build a temple not made with hands but with conscious choice and persistent inner ritual.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm that you are the keeper of a well-ordered inner sanctuary; visualize porters at their posts, gates aligned with gratitude, faith, and unity. Feel the inner divisions working in harmony now, guarding your awareness as you worship the I AM within.

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