Inner Dance of Worship
2 Samuel 6:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 6 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
David brings the ark into the city and dances before the LORD; Michal despises him in her heart from a window. The scene contrasts public worship with private judgment.
Neville's Inner Vision
Notice that the ark entering the city is not a thing; it is a symbol – consciousness recognizing the I AM. Michal, the daughter of Saul, is the window through which the old doubt looks out. Her despising you in her heart is simply the mind resisting the sign of your true worship: the leap of imagination, the joyous release of self-will to the divine tempo. David's dancing before the LORD is the inner act of feeling the Presence, a giving-over of self-will to the divine tempo. When you accept that this Presence is yours now, you participate in the same dance; you acknowledge that the kingdom you seek is the state you are in awareness, not a future event. If you respond to the scene with doubt, the inner 'despise' remains; if you revise it by assuming 'I am the one leaping before the LORD,' the inner ark becomes your permanent atmosphere. Your feeling aligns with the truth that God is the I AM within. Practice this by assuming the feeling of the ark in your heart and letting joy lead your steps.
Practice This Now
Assume the posture of David's dance before the LORD; revise the inner critic as joyful worship. Feel it real that the ark resides within you now.
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