Temple Riches, Inner Wealth

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the temple treasuries and the gold are not merely matter; they are symbols of states of consciousness I carry. The silver found in the house of the LORD and the gold on the doors represent affections, certainties, and habits that I have mistaken for security. When Hezekiah gives them to the king of Assyria, it reads as an outer action that arises from a belief in scarcity and danger. But in the deeper law of consciousness, such outer moves are opportunities to examine where my trust resides. If I identify security with external wealth, I am consenting to the illusion that power comes from without. The I AM, the awareness within, remains untouched and constant; it is the inexhaustible treasury. The act of cutting off gold and handing it over can be seen as a wake-up call to revise my belief: I am not dependent on symbols for my provision. I can imagine the treasury of God within me as intact, unassailed by seeming losses, and I can meet every threat from a place of wholeness. Thus the outer event becomes a mirror that invites inner revision, not a terminal verdict on my worth or abundance.