Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 24:5-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 24 in context

Scripture Focus

5And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.

6And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

8And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

9And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

10And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

11Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

12And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.

13So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

14And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

2 Chronicles 24:5-14

Biblical Context

The passage shows a king mobilizing the people to fund and repair the LORD's house, collect offerings, and complete the restoration, culminating in continual offerings and renewed vessels for worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

This text is not a mere budgetary history, but a vivid lesson in consciousness. The “house of the LORD” is your inner sanctuary, a state of awareness that can be restored by deliberate imagination. When the king gathers the priests and commands the people to bring money, you are being shown how to gather the scattered energies of attention within you—your faith, gratitude, time, and intention—toward a single aim. The Levites’ delay mirrors inner resistance to moving from idea to form; the chest by the gate represents your conscious mind open to receive; the proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem is the amplification of your desire across your whole being. As money pours in and is allocated to builders, your faculties—discipline, creativity, and effort—join to mend the inner temple. The finished work and the vessels symbolize a life lived in service, gratitude, and consistent sacrifice of attention to maintain the temple’s light. Renewal, then, begins in your heart, not in some distant place outside you.

Practice This Now

Practice: close your eyes and declare, 'I gather the energies of my life to renew the inner temple now.' See a chest appear in your awareness, fill it with energy, and allocate it to the builders of your inner sanctuary; feel gratitude as the temple is restored and offerings flow from your continued faith.