Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 30:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 30 in context

Scripture Focus

6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

7And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

1 Samuel 30:6-7

Biblical Context

David was greatly distressed as the people spoke of stoning him because they were grieving for their families. Yet he encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scene the outer pressure mirrors the inner weather of consciousness. The crowd's threat and grief are thoughts of fear rising in the mind; yet David refuses to join that vibration. He encourages himself in the LORD his God—not by seeking favor from outside, but by aligning his awareness with the I AM presence within. The act of asking Abiathar to bring the ephod becomes an inner act: retrieving the garment of awareness that reveals the truth of his being. The ephod is symbolic of listening to divine guidance established in the self, a revision of the situation from lack to sufficiency. Neville teaches that your state of consciousness determines your circumstances; here, David chooses a higher fact and feels it until it becomes real in him. The immediate danger softens as inner faith quiets the mind; outward measures follow from that interior victory. Let the lesson sink: you are not moved by the crowd's despair; you are the I AM, and you can clothe yourself with its certainty right now.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and assume the state I AM the LORD my God within me until it feels true; then imagine slipping on the ephod—the inner garment of awareness—and invite inner guidance to lead you beyond fear.