Inner Gatekeepers Of Worship

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the Levites as states of consciousness who wandered away from the I AM when the mind clung to idols of fear, desire, or habit. The scripture says they bear their iniquity; this is not punishment meted by a distant God, but the natural weight of living from a split awareness. When they turn toward the sanctuary and minister at its gates, they become again instruments of true worship, not by external ritual alone, but by aligning their inner faculties with the living presence. The idol-worship that led Israel astray is the habit of separating life from the one Power within. The text halves: they minister to the people and stand before them to minister — a reminder that service in consciousness arises only when the mind returns to its rightful center. Therefore, lift up your inner hand against the idols within you; accept the consequence of your misalignment as a summons to repent in awareness, not by penance, but by re-choosing your identity as I AM. In this light, the sanctuary is not a place, but a state of permanent communion where true worship flows from knowing you are, and always have been, the Lord of your own house.