Nehemiah 3: There Is a Job for Everyone

Nehemiah demonstrated his belief in the people by delegating jobs to them all around the despised city of Jerusalem. This led to work—important work—being done at all of the strategic positions (called “gates”). The beauty of this concept—delegation—is that it is a very visible way of showing those who mock and despise us (2:19; Matthew 5:9-12) that we mean to do the Lord’s business!