because I have given to them as their possession the tithe which the Israelites present to me as a special contribution. That is why I told them that they would have no permanent property in Israel."

to say to the Levites: "When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that the LORD gives you as your possession, you must present a tenth of it as a special contribution to the LORD.

One tenth of all the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the LORD.

One of every ten domestic animals belongs to the LORD. When the animals are counted, every tenth one belongs to the LORD.

Nothing that you offer to the LORD is to be eaten in the places where you live: neither the tithes of your grain, your wine, or your olive oil, nor the first-born of your cattle and sheep, the gifts that you promise to the LORD, your freewill offerings, or any other offerings.

Be sure, also, not to neglect the Levites, as long as you live in your land.

"Set aside a tithe---a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.

If the place of worship is too far from your home for you to carry there the tithe of the produce that the LORD has blessed you with, then do this:

Spend it on whatever you want---beef, lamb, wine, beer---and there, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your families are to eat and enjoy yourselves.

At the end of every third year bring the tithe of all your crops and store it in your towns.

As soon as the order was given, the people of Israel brought gifts of their finest grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and other farm produce, and they also brought the tithes of everything they had.

All the people who lived in the cities of Judah brought tithes of their cattle and sheep, and they also brought large quantities of gifts which they dedicated to the LORD their God.

and put all the gifts and tithes in them for safekeeping. They placed a Levite named Conaniah in charge and made his brother Shimei his assistant.

At that time men were put in charge of the storerooms where contributions for the Temple were kept, including the tithes and the first grain and fruit that ripened each year. These men were responsible for collecting from the farms near the various cities the contributions for the priests and the Levites which the Law required. All the people of Judah were pleased with the priests and the Levites,

Then all the people of Israel again started bringing to the Temple storerooms their tithes of grain, wine, and olive oil.

I am the one who has chosen your relatives the Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you. They are dedicated to me, so that they can carry out their duties in the Tent.

They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community.

They shall take charge of all the equipment of the Tent and perform the duties for the rest of the Israelites.

Surely you know that the men who work in the Temple get their food from the Temple and that those who offer the sacrifices on the altar get a share of the sacrifices.

In the same way, the Lord has ordered that those who preach the gospel should get their living from it.

If you are being taught the Christian message, you should share all the good things you have with your teacher.