4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. 5 So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. (Nehemiah 7:4,5)
Thoughts: The city was too large with not enough people. Nehemiah wanted to organize the people in some way so that the city would be covered and protected properly. So he organized the people by families, using the same basic genealogy that Ezra had used. Tribes and clans were important to the people of Israel in the past, and Nehemiah wanted them to continue to be important in his day. One of the great sales philosophies today has as its motto that you are either a member of a tribe or an immigrant. Nehemiah wanted to use the affiliation of people to fill the city and organize it. To him it was as much a part of city planning as designing and labeling the streets.
Prayer: Lord, let me use my mind to fulfill your purpose for me, whatever that may be.
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