The Seat Of Authority Within

Neville's Inner Vision

From Neville's vantage, the scribes and Pharisees are not distant figures but inner states—habits of mind that rely on tradition and outward judgment. The Moses' seat represents a fixed vantage point from which one declares law and instruction. In your present experience, you may notice voices inside you claiming authority over how life should unfold. The verse invites you to recognize these inner authorities as roles you have assumed rather than permanent gods. The I AM—your true self—does not rule by external decree but by awareness itself. To reinterpret, decide that you, the I AM, are the one sitting in the seat of awareness, discerning what moves through you. By seeing the outer voice as a habitual pattern, you can revise it by choosing a new posture: trust in inner guidance, not in the letter of past rules. Imagination acts here, as you imagine yourself seated in an unchanging place of authority, yet open to compassionate discernment.