Inner Tabernacle Boards

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the tabernacle as the sanctuary of your own consciousness. The boards of shittim wood are the upright states of mind you permit to stand in the temple of your awareness. The fact that they are standing up signals an inner posture of assurance that you, the I AM, remain erect in the light of God. The dimensions are not mere measurements but instructions in balance: your inner life must be proportioned—long enough to reach, broad enough to enfold—so the structure stays solid rather than wavering. Each board bears two tenons, equally distant—two fixed points by which every belief is anchored: attention and imagination, or faith and clarity. These tenons bind the boards, creating a seamless wall that holds Presence in place. When you treat your thoughts as boards under your own hand, you separate holiness from distraction, and you honor the covenant by keeping this sanctuary intact in your day-to-day. The temple you build becomes a dwelling where God, your I AM, feels welcome and present, not a projection of ego.