Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money that is brought as sacred offerings to the temple of the Lord—the money collected in the census, the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily to the temple. Let every priest receive the money from one of the treasurers, then use it to repair whatever damage is found in the temple.”
But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple. (2 Kings 12:4-6)
I suppose some priests are good building contractors and some are not. Those serving under Joash apparently are among the latter, or they are corrupt, or they are prevented from obeying the command to repair the temple for other reasons. It's interesting that Joash asks why the work hasn't been done, but no reason is given. He doesn't seem to have recriminations against the priests, but he does relieve them of the responsibilities for financing and repairing the temple.
When have you failed in a task, reader? Why did you fail? Who took over the responsibility for the task?
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