Inner Crown: Kingship by Obedience
1 Kings 11:34 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Kings 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God pledges to keep a portion of the kingdom for David’s sake, rewarding David’s fidelity to God's commandments. The emphasis is on faithfulness as the basis of enduring favor.
Neville's Inner Vision
Place yourself in the center of the passage and hear it as a map of the soul. The kingdom is not a geographical realm but a state of consciousness, kept alive by obedience to the inner commandments you already know by your light. David, the faithful consciousness within you, is chosen by the I AM and sustained by fidelity. When you align your thoughts, feelings, and decisions with these inner laws—the steady faith, the disciplined response to truth—the kingdom remains intact, even as appearances fluctuate. The 'days of his life' symbolize an unceasing reign of awareness, not a finite term that can be ended by circumstance. Solomon’s reign in this view is the fruit of an inner covenant loyalty; your own rule is preserved by the same inner oath. Grace and favor arise naturally when you live as the I AM, faithful to your inner statutes. The verse invites you to realize that the entire kingdom is maintained by your fidelity to truth and to the I AM, and this is how you reign in consciousness here and now.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Assume you are already the prince within the I AM, living in unwavering loyalty to inner commandments. Revise any feeling of loss and feel sovereign reign right now.
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