Organisation

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed. Then I put my brother Hanani, in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.

The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet. Then my God put it into my mind to assemble e nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, .......Nehemiah 7:1-5

Order was coming back to Jerusalem at the hand of Nehemiah, inspired by The Lord.

Nehemiah needed to install leaders who he trusted to manage the city. Tobiah had too many friends inside the city and to counter this Nehemiah needed to appoint good, faithful men.

To help control the attacks by the enemies of the Jews,  Nehemiah also needed to dictate when the gates should, be open and closed, nothing was left to chance.

The next job for Nehemiah was to register the people by taking a census. When Nehemiah knew who he had, he could organise the people into tasks.

There is nothing like being fully informed!