Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 6:2-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

5And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:2-5

Biblical Context

David and the people bring the Ark of God from Abinadab's house to Baale of Judah, setting it on a new cart. They accompany the procession with harps, psalteries, timbrels, and cymbals, praising the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the ark is the symbol of your innermost I AM, the consciousness that hosts God. The expedition from Baale of Judah into the middle of praise marks a turning of your attention from the outer house to the inner sanctuary. The new cart you employ represents a fresh state of assumption, an outer apparatus you trust to carry the inner reality, yet the real force is your decision to inhabit a state of worship. When Uzzah and Ahio drive the ark, notice how the moving of consciousness is a joint venture of will and feeling, beliefs guiding emotion, imagination giving form to your desire. Ahio going before signals readiness to precede the Presence with joyous light; the people played before the LORD on harps, psalteries, timbrels, cornets, and cymbals. In Neville's view these instruments are the vibrational harmonics of the mind, the music of a consciousness that knows it is one with God. The key is not ceremony but inner alignment: feel the Presence already dwelling within you, and let the ark's journey radiate from your heart. So revise: the ark is within; assume the feeling you are the ark-bearing consciousness, and the Presence is already with you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and declare in the present tense, I am the Ark of God within. Feel this Presence settle in your chest and carry you through the day.