Nehemiah 3:17

Nehemiah 3:17 says, After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.  This verse and several following are just a continuation of a listing of those who repaired the various sections of the wall.  We see that the repair was very organized and that the people, though working separately on the various segments, still worked together to repair the whole wall.  We today have different callings as followers of Christ, but we should work together in an organized effort to reach the lost people of the world with the gospel.  If we all work in the same area while ignoring others, we will never reach the world with the gospel, just as the people then would have never repaired the whole wall if they had all just worked on the same section.  The rest of chapter three basically just lists the people and the section they repaired, so there isn’t a lot to add, so I will mostly just list them. 

Verse eighteen adds, Afterim repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.  I will point out that this was another person who was in power over a part of the people who was working on the repair of the wall.  Even if we are a leader in the church, we should be willing to do whatever is needed to advance God’s kingdom and not think we are above doing certain tasks. 

Verse nineteen continues, And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.  This was another ruler who was doing the work. 

Verse twenty states, After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.  I will point out that it says Baruch earnestly repaired the section he was working on, and we need to be earnest in our work for God today.  

Verse twenty-one adds, After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.  This is just a continuation of the division of the repairs being done. 

Verse twenty-two continues, And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.  Those repairing this section were not listed by name, but by their calling.  They were priests.  I don’t think it matters if people know our names as we are doing God’s work as much as they need to see that the work is being accomplished.