What does Nehemiah 3:1 mean?

Then Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests started rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors. They worked on the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, and dedicated those too. Nehemiah 3:1 - Modern Text Bible

(The high priest and other priests lead by example, starting the rebuilding work and dedicating it to God.)