Neville Goddard on Numbers 16:4-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 16 in context

Scripture Focus

4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

6This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

7And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

Numbers 16:4-7

Biblical Context

Moses declares that God will reveal who is truly holy and chosen. He then instructs Korah to prepare censers so the Lord may demonstrate the one He has chosen.

Neville's Inner Vision

This passage is not about a public contest of power but the inner drama of your consciousness. The LORD represents the I AM within, the quiet awareness that selects by the state you inhabit. Korah’s claim that 'we are all holy' is the ego demanding status, the belief that you must prove yourself to be distinguished. Moses’ declaration that God will show who is His and who is holy points to the moment when your inner state becomes your outer experience. The censers, fire, and incense symbolize your thoughts, feelings, and intention offered to the inner fire of life. If you hold a steady assumption that you are chosen, that you are already holy, the inner energy moves toward realization and your life will 'draw near' to that state. The test is not a punishment but a refinement of your awareness: humility, not pride, aligns you with the current of God within. Practice a single, sacred posture of being loved and chosen, dwell there in imagination, and watch how your circumstances reconcile to match that awareness.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and assume the feeling, 'I am chosen by the I AM for this moment.' linger there; when prideful or competing thoughts arise, revise them to 'I am one with the divine choosing within me' and feel it real.