Nehemiah 11:23
For they were under royal orders which determined their activity day by day.
Ezra 6:8-9
"I also hereby issue orders as to what you are to do with those elders of the Jews in order to rebuild this temple of God. From the royal treasury, from the taxes of Trans-Euphrates the complete costs are to be given to these men, so that there may be no interruption of the work.
1 Chronicles 9:33
The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.
Ezra 7:20-24
The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, you may do so from the royal treasury.
Nehemiah 12:47
So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. They also set aside the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.