⁸ Am I merely stating some human rule? Don’t Moses’ Teachings say the same thing? ⁹ Moses’ Teachings say, “Never muzzle an ox when it is threshing ^[a] grain.” God’s concern isn’t for oxen. ¹⁰ Isn’t he speaking entirely for our benefit? This was written for our benefit so that the person who plows or threshes should expect to receive a share of the crop. ¹¹ If we have planted the spiritual seed that has been of benefit to you, is it too much if we receive part of the harvest from your earthly goods?

¹³ Don’t you realize that those who work at the temple get their food from the temple? Don’t those who help at the altar get a share of what is on the altar? ¹⁴ In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who spread the Good News should earn their living from the Good News.