In Nehemiah 11, the temple has been rebuilt, the wall restored, and the covenant community reconstituted, but the city remains perilously empty. To fix that problem, a portion - one in ten - are tithed to the task of repopulating the city of Jerusalem. This story reminds us that often God's work calls out a smaller group to fulfill a task on behalf of the larger whole. But it also shows how important it is for the remaining nine to "bless the willing", supporting those tithed through prayer, material support, encouragement, and through the faithful care for the sending community.

在尼希米記第 11 章中，聖殿已完成重建、城牆也修復了、百姓再次成為盟約的一份子，但這座城市仍然空無一人。為了解決這個問題，眾人投入了一部分－十分之一－來進行重建耶路撒冷城的任務。這個故事提醒我們，神的工作常常呼召一小群人代表更大的群體來完成一項任務。但這也顯示，對於剩下的九個人來說，「祝福願意的人」是多麼重要，透過禱告、物質支持、鼓勵，加上群體的忠實關懷，來支持那些奉獻十一的人