Guarding the Inner Ark

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this verse lies a simple but profound drama of inner occupancy. The ark of the LORD is not an outward symbol alone; it is the Presence of God in your consciousness. When the men of Kirjathjearim fetch it and carry it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, the inner picture is clear: a higher state of awareness is being relocated to a deliberate inner temple. The hill signifies an elevated vantage point—the mind set on things above. Sanctifying Eleazar to keep the ark is an inner act of dedicating a faculty of your being—perhaps your will, your imagination, or your memory—to guard this Presence. It is not a mere ritual; it is the decision to let your inner function sustain the Presence rather than permit distraction. Thus the narrative invites you to practice loyalty to Truth, to worship in spirit by choosing, moment by moment, the thought that supports the ark. If you would experience the Presence, you must treat a portion of your consciousness as sacred space and grant it sole guardianship over the inner temple.