Nehemiah had completed the rebuilding of the walls around Jerusalem. He turned his attention to restoring order to the Temple of God. The Temple rebuild was going to need the right kind of people. Nehemiah outlines who he selected and why. “I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah the Levite in charge of the administration of the storehouses; and I appointed Hanan (son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah) as their assistant.