It appears that contributions to the temple had all but stopped by the time Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem.
وَبِدُونِ هٰذَا ٱلدَّعْمِ ،‏ ٱضْطُرَّ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّوْا عَنْ تَعْيِينَاتِهِمْ وَيَذْهَبُوا إِلَى ٱلْعَمَلِ فِي حُقُولِهِمْ .‏