Ezra 7:18

Whatsoever shall seem good. The remainder of the money was to be spent in any way that Ezra, acting under divine guidance, might direct. Ezra was thus free to use as much of the money as he deemed wise for purposes he might consider necessary, without asking specific permission each time. The decree thus gave him the right to use money for such things as repair work on the Temple or for rebuilding the wall. At the time the decree was written Ezra may have considered this freedom of action desirable. Later, when the Samaritans showed their enmity, he may have regretted not having specific objectives mentioned in the decree that were to be financed with the royal appropriation.