Inner Distribution of Awareness
1 Chronicles 26:17-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Chronicles 26 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The text records a measured distribution of Levites to service gates and routes, symbolizing disciplined attention and ordered worship.
Neville's Inner Vision
Take the numerical distribution as a map of your inner economy. Eastward being six, northward four a day, southward four a day, and two and two toward Asuppim, with Parbar westward, four at the causeway and two at Parbar, are not facts about a gatekeeper’s schedule but signs of how consciousness organizes itself. East is awakening; it is the point of illumination from which life flows. The north and south lines describe habits of thought—recognized, counted, and assigned to daily duty. Parbar, the passages at the thresholds, stands for the transitions you pass through when life asks you to move, choose, and act. By decreeing a steady allocation—steadfast obedience to one’s inner order—you usher true worship, not of ritual, but of alignment with the I AM within. The numbers indicate that every part of you has its place; no energy is wasted; every movement serves a purpose. When you hold this arrangement in imagination and feel it as real, your external world follows suit: acts become orderly, circumstances cooperate, and the temple of your life becomes a sanctuary to your divine self.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, assume the stance of the inner steward, and declare that you distribute your attention with faithfulness to its proper place. Feel the inner move as if the temple is being rearranged, and let the sense of ordered purpose take hold in your day.
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