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

Read 2 Chronicles 5 in context

Scripture Focus

2Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

3Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.

4And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.

5And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

2 Chronicles 5:2-5

Biblical Context

Solomon gathers Israel’s leaders in Jerusalem to bring the ark of the covenant, the tabernacle, and the sacred vessels up from Zion for a seventh-month feast. The priests and Levites bear the ark and its holy contents.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider this procession as a drama of inner becoming. Zion is the field of your present awareness; Jerusalem is the place where your attention is gathered and fixed. The ark of the covenant stands for the I AM presence, the unshakable consciousness that gives form to all that you are. When Solomon gathers the elders—the wise, steady states of your mind—you are choosing which faculties lead the way: discernment, faith, gratitude, and love. The Levites lifting the ark and the tabernacle mirror the inner movements by which you lift your deepest truth into your daily life. The sacred vessels symbolize thoughts and feelings you allow into your inner sanctuary, cleaned and set apart by attention and reverence. The seventh-month feast marks a completed season, a turning point in your inner calendar where form follows awareness. In awareness, unity is restored as you restore order to your inner temple; presence becomes the atmosphere you breathe. Your job is to align, assemble, and lift the ark of I AM into the center of your consciousness, and let the living presence govern your moment-by-moment experience.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume you are gathering your inner elders to lift the ark of I AM into your consciousness. Feel the presence fill your space as you stand in sacred order.