Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 27:1-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 27 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.

2Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

3Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

4And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.

5The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

6This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.

7The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

8The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

9The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

10The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

11The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

12The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

13The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

15The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:1-15

Biblical Context

The passage lists twelve monthly captains, each with twenty and four thousand, showing a disciplined, uniform structure serving the king.

Neville's Inner Vision

View the twelve months as twelve states of consciousness within you, moving with a calm, regular rhythm beneath the I AM you truly are. The king is your awareness; the officers and captains are the faculties you claim—courage, memory, order, zeal—each ruling a phase of desire and action. When you assume a state, you enact a course for a month, and the figure twenty and four thousand stands not for a number in a ledger but for the fullness of energy ready to be directed by imagination. Obedience and faithfulness become fidelity to your chosen inner direction, not obedience to an external rule. Work and vocation unfold as natural expressions of your inner state, a daily outworking of your aligned consciousness rather than labor pushed by lack. The uniformity of all the courses shows that your inner army thrives when united under one ruler. This is a map of your inner life: by revising your self-concept to the I AM, you synchronize thoughts, feelings, and actions so that the outer world reflects an ordered, abundant inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume I AM is the ruling captain of your inner council; declare that all twelve courses serve one purpose and revise any sense of lack until you feel the whole army mobilized by your I AM. Feel it real now.