Nehemiah learned that the Levites had not been given their fair portions of the offerings, so they had to go back to their own fields to meet their needs. The Law of Moses required the people of Judah to support them, in order that they could devote their lives and time to serving the Lord and the people. The people pledged earlier to provide for the priests and Levites and not neglect the House of God. Nehemiah rebuked the officials for their neglect, and the offerings started flowing in again. The Apostle Paul in the New Testament provides guidelines for the support of ministers of the Gospel and other workers who devote their lives and time to the spiritual needs of God's people. Nehemiah confronted evil whenever he was confronted with it - from within and from without. Some of the people were violating the Sabbath Laws, so he rebuked the nobles and took strong steps to keep the Sabbath holy.