Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 27:2-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

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 27:2-15

Biblical Context

The passage lists captains for each month, illustrating structured leadership and shared service within a unified community.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this royal roll call, every captain embodies a state of consciousness—distinct yet united in a common purpose. The twelve monthly chiefs are not distant men of history, but inner aspects of your being moving in rhythm, each course a stream of energy sustaining the whole. When you acknowledge that 'I am' the master of all, you see that obedience is not servitude but the alignment of your inner faculties: will, imagination, memory, and perception, working as a single army. The figure ‘twenty and four thousand’ is not a literal number but the fullness of life expressed through disciplined action. Benaiah, Asahel, and the others are your shifted attitudes and habits, rising in their appointed months to do their appointed work. The unity of these captains shows that you do not compel life from without but awaken it from within, through faithful revision and steady awareness. Your self-commands become a circumference of order around a single, aware I AM, and the world follows the inner arrangement you accept.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume the role of the chief over your month and revise any inner discord by declaring, 'I am one with a well-ordered consciousness.' Feel it real by picturing your day guided by each captain, so harmony moves as you move.