Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 9:23-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

24In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

25And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

26For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

1 Chronicles 9:23-27

Biblical Context

The passage describes porters guarding the gates of the LORD's house in four quarters, with Levites overseeing chambers and treasuries; they stay close around the temple, and the openings are their morning duty.

Neville's Inner Vision

The 'house of the LORD' is the living temple of your own consciousness. The gatekeepers are not distant service but your own states of awareness, the attitudes at the thresholds of experience. Four quarters correspond to four directions of attention—the east, west, north, and south within you—each ward guarding a facet of inner life. Their set office and charge are your settled beliefs and habits governing how a day begins: the openings your mind allows in the morning. The chambers and treasuries are the stores of memory, talent, and value you choose to guard or reveal. By naming yourself as the chief porter over this temple, you accept responsibility for what enters and what remains hidden. This guardianship aligns action with Presence and invites order, abundance, and true worship to manifest in daily life. The outer temple becomes a mirror of your inward discipline, and worship is simply the steady care of consciousness day by day.

Practice This Now

Assume you are the gatekeeper of your inner temple; in the morning, envision the gates opening as you inhale, declaring I AM governs every entrance. Feel the four quarters of your attention come under your stewardship, and dwell in the sense that your worship is the orderly guard of consciousness.