In chapter 7 Nehemiah writes about two important criteria he used to select leaders within the Israelite people 1) integrity and 2) a respect for God that was greater then most. These two factors are still valid today and we can look into our own actions to identify where we could mature. He finishes talking through the completion of the wall again, and his actions remind us that although our efforts towards a certain assignment for God may rest; our relationship with Him never does.