As a central duty gatherer for the region of Jericho, Zacchaeus was a worker of the Roman Empire. Under the Roman framework, men offer on those positions, swearing to raise a particular measure of cash. Anything they raised over that sum was their benefit. Luke says Zacchaeus was a wealthy man, so he more likely than not coerced an incredible arrangement from the general population and urged his subordinates to do as such also.
Jesus was going through Jericho one day, but since Zacchaeus was a short man, he couldn't see the group. He kept running ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to