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For insight on dependability. Nehemiah 13:1-14. On the need for dependable persons. The importance of being dependable.

Nehemiah was uniquely enabled to organize and engineer the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall. It required an amazing combination of ingenuity and faith. When the wall was completed, the exiles began to return. About 50,000 people were recorded. Offerings were received, the Law was read, feasts were instituted, and people confessed their sin. They rehearsed their spiritual journeys, made a new commitment to the Lord, and formally dedicated the wall to Him. After a period of absence, Nehemiah discovered that Tobiah had been permitted to move into the Lord’s House and that the people had failed to give their tithes for support of the Levites and singers. These errors needed to be rectified. Today’s passage deals with the failure to tithe. 

Notice the sense of loyalty Nehemiah felt toward the House of God and the continuity of service to the Lord (v. 14.). Reliable persons are trustworthy, dependable individuals who exhibit stability in difficult and demanding situations.

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1.	What did Nehemiah discover about the Levites and singers when he returned? (vs. 10)
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2.	What did Nehemiah do about this problem? (vs. 11)
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3.	How did Nehemiah expect to pay these workers? (vs. 12)
4.	What did he do to avoid a repeat of these problems? (vs. 13)
5.	Why were these particular men selected? (vs. 13)
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Pray: Lord, help me to be reliable toward you and before others. Thank you for reliable persons upon whom I can depend.

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Memory Verse:
Matthew 25:21

"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful (dependable) servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. " (KJV)

Definition:

The ability to function with such stability and reliability that others can trust us to perform responsibly at all times

Good intentions are not enough.  People who make promises but don't follow through with them are unreliable. The dependable person keeps his/her promises, functions responsibly, and acts predictably. Dependable people have stable marriages and secure relationships.

The faithfulness of God is so great that we can totally rely upon Him to keep His Word.  The reason we trust God to keep His promises is because He has proven His faithfulness over and over. He is completely dependable, trustworthy, and responsible.  He has never forgotten a promise or neglected His children.

Dependability is a part of God’s essential nature and a character trait we ought always to emulate. 

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