David's Mount: Inner Counsel

2 Samuel 15:32-34 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 15 in context

Scripture Focus

32And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
33Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
34But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
2 Samuel 15:32-34

Biblical Context

David, at the top of the mount to worship, is met by Hushai, who is torn in spirit; David asks him to go back and serve Absalom, so that Hushai may counter Ahithophel’s counsel, signaling a shift of loyalty and strategy.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene the top of the mount is your inner vantage where you worship the I AM—the awareness that creates. Hushai’s torn garment and dust upon his head symbolize the vulnerable state of a consciousness humbled before the truth of its own dominion. David’s invitation for Hushai to pass on with him or return as a servant reveals a deeper principle: authority is not seized by force but won by aligning with the end you desire and by acting in the role that makes it real. The “defeating” of Ahithophel’s counsel is the mental counter-argument that fear and limitation cannot have the last word when your inner king commands loyalty to the end. See that true submission—obedience to the inner plan—releases power. The kingdom’s governance is from within; your outward scene shifts to reflect the inner alignment. Your mount is the place where you choose, right now, to serve the end you love and to let the I AM guide the strategy.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume the state of the I AM on the mount. Imagine you are already the king of your life, serving the end you desire; feel the burden lift as you accept your role in defeating every limiting counsel.

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