Temple Within the I Am

1 Chronicles 28:2-6 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 28 in context

Scripture Focus

2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
3But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
5And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
1 Chronicles 28:2-6

Biblical Context

David desired to build a temple for the LORD, but God forbade it because David was a man of war; the focus shifts to divine choosing and Solomon's destined role as successor.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the temple in this account as a symbol of inner order you are to establish in consciousness. David speaks from the I AM, wishing to create a house of rest for the ark, yet the inner voice reveals that the outer project must yield to a deeper alignment. He is told he may not build the physical house because his hands bear blood; the lineage remains chosen, and Solomon is appointed to reign. Read through Neville's lens, the kingdom is a state of awareness, not a stone monument. You are called to reign in your inner Judah, and the true temple is the steady alignment of heart with the divine purpose. The restriction is a nudge toward inner sovereignty, letting the plan flow through the next generation of your self. You are chosen by the I AM, not by conquest; the question becomes what inner structures you will cultivate to house the divine Presence. Answer with faith, obedience, and a quiet, unshakable authority that shifts your outer world by the clarity of inner vision.

Practice This Now

Assume the state now: I AM the temple; I reign in peace in my inner kingdom. Feel the reality of that sovereignty and revise any outer plan that contradicts it.

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