The tithe in the OT was not money, it was either their crops or livestock, and it was shared.

Also, read John 10. If pastors today call themselves a shepherd, then they'd be willing to die for their sheep. Only Jesus did that for me. On the contrary, the hired hand- the one who gets paid to watch the sheep-flees when danger arises.

The NT Church did not have a pastor. Everyone had a word, a revelation, a hymn, etc to share. The Church was a people, not a place, and they met in their homes and they shared all they had. There was no 501c3, and even Paul said he would not peddle the Word of God for profit. In the six years I went to this church, the pastor never once invited me over. He really didn't even know me. The Shepherd knows His sheep.

We have Americanzed the Church, and that's why our country has strayed so far from the Truth. We need to get back to the basics of helping others in need rather than funding a building or paying for a pastor to live in luxury.