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Leviticus 10:13, Because it is due. <\/i><\/b>In the days before coinage, a mans\u2019 wages were weighed out in silver bullion or bartering occurred. In the case of the Levites (including the priests), they were given a portion of the offerings and sacrifices as their wages for serving the people. It is often the attitude of those in congregations that ministers should serve the people for free\u2014without pay, and they therefore refuse to give. This is contrary to the Torah, which commands the Israelites to remunerate the Levites for their services (see Lev 27:30, 32). YHVH even calls the tithe to his ministers \u201ctheir inheritance\u201d (Num 18:21, 26).<\/p>\n

Although the Testimony of Yeshua doesn\u2019t uphold the concept of tithing per se, it does teach the Torah principle of giving to the ministry. For example, Paul instructed the believers in Philippi about giving. He addresses the issue of supporting his ministry and that by their faithfulness in giving to him it is in effect giving an offering (a sacrifice) to YHVH, and that the Philippians would be blessed for this (Phil 4:16\u201319). He goes on to say that we are to give to those who spiritually feed us (1 Tim 5:17\u201318). Paul backs up this assertion by quoting a Torah principle here.<\/p>\n

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. For the Scripture says, \u201cYou shalt not muzzle the ox that treads out the corn,\u201d and, \u201cThe labourer is worthy of his reward.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s more, the Scriptures tell us that great blessings from heaven accrue to those who tithe to YHVH\u2019s spiritual work on earth (Mal 3:10\u201311).<\/p>\n

To not<\/i> tithe, according to the Scriptures is called \u201crobbing Elohim\u201d (Mal 3:8\u20139). Those who refuse to tithe bring a curse upon themselves (Mal 3:9). Paul rebukes the congregation in Corinth for not supporting him financially, and states that he has \u201crobbed\u201d other churches who did support him, thus forcing him to use their offerings to pay his ministry expenses in Corinth (2 Cor 11:8\u20139). Corinth was not the only stingy congregation in the first century. The problem seemed to be widespread then (Phil 4:15) as it is today.<\/p>\n

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