Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 29:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 29 in context

Scripture Focus

1Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

4Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

5The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?

1 Chronicles 29:1-5

Biblical Context

David gathers wealth and invites the people to dedicate themselves to the LORD’s temple project.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the temple spoken of here is not brick and gold but the living temple within you—the I AM, your awareness. The gold, silver, and precious stones are the thoughts, beliefs, and feelings you invest in your inner life. When David says Solomon is young and the work great, he points to the great unfolding of your own consciousness; the palace is the arena of your mind, not for a person, but for the LORD God, the divine in you. Your own resources are laid out as an offering to the inner temple: names, identities, habits, and desires laid upon the altar of creative will. Setting your affection to the house of God means you commit your entire energy to the shift in consciousness required for true worship. The call, “Who is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?” is your invitation to align, to surrender private aims, and to allow the divine plan to govern your imagination. You have prepared with all your might; now revise, feel it real, and enter the temple as its priest and proprietor.

Practice This Now

Assume right now that you have consecrated your mental service to the inner temple; revise any doubt and feel your imaginative wealth at work on the divine project.