The lesson we’re to draw from today’s passage is that it’s not only opposition from the outside that threatens the work of God, but it’s also the disunity and the conflict amongst the people from the inside that can jeopardize the work of God. What good is the strength of the wall and its effectiveness in withstanding external attack, if the people themselves whom the wall exists to protect are weak and they destroy themselves? It’s no good at all, it serves no purpose if there is no people to protect. However, if the people inside those walls are strong, together, and unified the wall serves a great purpose. In the same way, if Mosaic desires to be a church who protects its people both spiritually and physically, we who make up this church must be strong, together, and unified. And according to Nehemiah 5, the way we become this kind of people is by restoring the fear of the Lord in our hearts.