Are you on God's active or inactive list?

"And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD" (Nehemiah 3:5).

When Nehemiah heard that the walls of Jerusalem were in ruin he prayed for God to make it possible for him to go to Jerusalem to repair the walls that were broken down. When he arrived in Jerusalem he shared the burden of the Lord with God's people and they united together to rebuild the walls.

In chapter three Nehemiah was inspired by the Spirit of God to list the names of the families that worked side by side to repair the walls which helped to keep the enemy out. Sometimes we get bogged down by reading list of names in the bible. But the reason we find these list of names in the bible is because God takes notice of what people do in his name and he honors them.

There is a repeated phrase that is found in the list of the families that worked to build the walls and the phrase is, "And next unto him." This phrase refers to the fact that the families that worked on the walls worked next to each other. And this was one of the keys to why they were able to accomplish the work of repairing the walls. In the same way if the Church today is going to effectively do the work of the Lord each member must take their place and work side by side with there fellow brothers and sisters.

Notice also that not only did the Lord inspire Nehemiah to list the families that faithfully worked side by side building the walls but he also listed the people that refuse to work. He wrote, "...but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD." When it comes to God's work are you listed as active or inactive?