The Other Reforms Of Nehemiah

The Other Reforms Of Nehemiah 

Nehemiah 13:10-13 NKJV

[10] I also realized that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to his field. [11] So I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their place. [12] Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse. [13] And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouse Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful, and their task was to distribute to their brethren.

     " Effective leaders are not just managers of change; they are visionaries who inspire, motivate, and guide individuals towards a better future". That is what Nehemiah was to the people of Israel and Judah. He had gone back to Babylon for a while, then things got messy. Eliaship, the Priest had begun to mismanaged the storerooms. He brought Tobiah to stay in one of the rooms, and he was not a Priest or a Levite.

    Wikipedia reminds us that, " Tobiah was an Ammonite official who attempted to hinder Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Now, he came and took over the storerooms of the Temple for his own use". Isn't this entertaining the devil in the very temple of God? If you remember, in Neh.2:10, this man in company of Samballat and Geshem made every attempt to stop Nehemiah from rebuilding the walls. Now a Priest contained him within the temple. Nehemiah's visit threw his things out of the temple (v.8), and fresh instructions were given to sustain the revival that had started. 

    Not only were the Levites forsaken, the house of the Lord, and fellowship suffered too. Faithful brethren were found to do work in the house of God. It feels like our current situation. We can become so busy to feed that the house of God is abandoned. Today, may the reforms begin with you. Good morning.