Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 9:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 9 in context

Scripture Focus

23These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

1 Kings 9:23

Biblical Context

Solomon had 550 chief officers who ruled over the people doing the work.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the king of your mind (Solomon) guards a workshop where life is built. The 550 chiefs are not external rulers but states of consciousness—faculties, habits, and impulses—that bear rule over the workers of your mind. These officers coordinate the labor of your thoughts and feelings toward a chosen construction in the unseen. Solomon’s work stands for your chosen dream—the outer creation that rises from inner intent. When you acknowledge that the kingdom of God is within, you realize you are the governor and the governed: the I AM enforces harmony among memory, attention, desire, courage, discernment, and persistence. The large number 550 signals a full, well-ordered administration—an inner hierarchy that can redeem raw impulse into steady effort. To apply this, revise your sense of self to the conviction that your inner work is governed by your mindful will. Assume the posture of ruler, appointing each officer to its proper task, and feel the reality that your inner kingdom now directs the labor that becomes your life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the ruler of my inner workshop; I appoint 550 officers to govern the labor of my life.' Then visualize each officer at their post, directing thoughts and feelings toward your desired outcome, and feel it real.