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Paul is speaking of remaining alive and carrying on work for the Lord, or departing to be with the Lord.
He talks of his struggle and says, “For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.” (Phil. 1:23-24)
It would seem that Paul does not consider that being with Christ would be in a “fleshly” state. I will grant that the word for “flesh” in verse 24 is from the Greek word “sarx” and is not exactly like the Greek word for body, “soma.” It could be more representative of our sinful nature. Still, when we talk about our “fleshly nature” the idea is that, in sin, we tend to favor our bodily needs over our spiritual ones.
However, it does seem that, in this case, living in the flesh means being in the body because in verse 21 Paul is talking about living or dying, and then, in verse 22, he says, “But if I live in the flesh….”
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