Covetous Gehazi: Inner State Exposed

2 Kings 5:20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Kings 5 in context

Scripture Focus

20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
2 Kings 5:20

Biblical Context

Gehazi, Elisha's servant, runs after Naaman to take a gift he hadn't been given, exposing a covetous inner state. The scene shows how resentment and desire can drive outward actions when the inner sense of sufficiency is forgotten.

Neville's Inner Vision

Gehazi represents a state of consciousness masquerading as service. When Elisha withholds, Gehazi's mind says, in effect, 'I am owed more; I must possess what is not freely given.' In Neville's terms, the man is not dealing with Naaman's purse but with his own inner lack. Your I AM, the real you, is infinite and content; but when you forget this, you chase forms—the gift, the honor, the reputation—thinking they will fill a void. The solution is to assume the standing of abundance here and now, to revise the impulse by feeling its opposite: gratitude and blessing. If you imagine that you have all you need in the I AM, you no longer need to seize; the outer encounter then reflects your inner revision, not your covetous impulse. Gehazi's running is the old movement; your living revision is to rest in the assured presence, whispering, 'I am that I am,' and bless what is offered rather than take it. The inner law is simple: consciousness creates its own results; shift the state, and the event follows as the echo.

Practice This Now

Practice: close your eyes, identify the 'Gehazi' within as a state of lack, and assume the opposite—'I am full, I am provided for.' Feel the feeling of abundance now, and bless the presence you encounter instead of chasing it.

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