November 29, 2024

If you willingly sow into spiritual things, you will benefit physically. I would be careful here and make sure you are sowing into the spiritual things of God, not some other entity, because one has benefits, but the other has consequences. Though Paul was employed in other fields, he put in a lot of work to help keep the churches going. It would have been helpful for the churches to finance him so he could concentrate on keeping them on track with biblical doctrine, which he wrote much of, rather than spend his time working in the secular field. In 1 Corinthians 9, he makes his case. 

Your preacher gets paid out of the titles of the church members, much like the priests of the Old Testament who were allowed to partake in the sacrifices, and that’s how it should be. A preacher is compelled and has a burden to preach, led by the Holy Spirit, and does it willingly; otherwise, if he feels like it’s drudgery, his only reward will be his paycheck. I don’t know how much my preacher gets paid, but it’s not enough because he is that good. It’s not only that he’s an excellent preacher, but he has to put up with a lot of bologna from his parishioners. We are truly blessed. 

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 1 Corinthians 9:11