Not having this support, the Levites were abandoning their assignments and going off to work in their fields.
فَلَامَ نَحَمْيَا ٱلْحُكَّامَ ٱلْمُنْتَدَبِينَ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ إِذْ إِنَّهُمْ ،‏ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو ،‏ لَمْ يَقُومُوا بِوَاجِبَاتِهِمْ .‏