Haggai the prophet pointed out that the people had their priorities all out of place when it came to building the temple.

Hag 1:5-6
Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it."

Sounds a bit like modern life today…never satisfied…always wanting more…looking more to the physical and worldly and less to the spiritual.

The people listened to the words of Haggai and responded positively and quickly. Think about all the other prophets. Many of them preached for years and years and few listened. Here comes one of the “lesser” prophets and the people listen and obey almost immediately. What gives???