Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 27:14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 27 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

1 Chronicles 27:14

Biblical Context

The verse names Benaiah as the eleventh captain for the eleventh month, a commander from Ephraim, with 24,000 in his course.

Neville's Inner Vision

I see the eleventh captain as a state of consciousness I appoint within my own mind. The eleventh month marks a fresh season of service, a time to lead the inner kingdom with quiet authority. Benaiah the Pirathonite, drawn from Ephraim, represents a bold, fertile energy I trust to guard the heart. The 24,000 in his course are the countless inner movements—thoughts, feelings, and impulses—arranged under one decisive intention. This is not a history lesson but a change of perception: I imagine the I AM appointing a captain to direct my inner world toward unity and good. As I hold this vision, the Kingdom of God within me becomes a lived order: energies cooperate rather than clash, each part serving the whole. When I persist in this awareness, I experience a growing sense of sovereign calm, a unity that heals fragmentation and aligns every action with the single, creative I AM.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare, 'I appoint the I AM as captain over this inner month.' Feel the authority settle, then observe one stray impulse and guide it under this captain until it moves in harmony with the whole.