Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 6:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

8And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.

9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

10So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.

2 Samuel 6:8-10

Biblical Context

David is troubled by the mishap with the ark, fears God's power, and chooses to keep the ark separate from his city for the moment, directing it to stay with Obed-edom.

Neville's Inner Vision

David's response reveals a shift in consciousness: the ark stands for the Presence, and the breach signals a misalignment in the inner state. The I AM—your awareness—does not merely carry sacred energy; it guards its integrity. When David asks, "How shall the ark come to me?" he names the inner question we all must ask: What state of feeling and belief will allow the fullness of divine life to move through me without breaking down the inner order? The ark cannot be rushed into the city of thinking until the heart consents to a sanctified channel. Obededom's house represents a safe place where presence is tended; likewise, in us, the inner state may temporarily pause in reverent stillness until it is properly honored. The remedy is not fear but disciplined imagination: assume you are the ark, the very vessel of God in motion; feel your oneness with the Presence here and now, and let the inner city align with that holiness. The Presence then flows in with safety, power, and joy.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes; in your imagination, assume the role of the ark. Say: I am the Presence, and I enter my life with holiness; I release all fear and hurry, and align my inner dispositions to receive the divine energy.