He wrote: “Give orders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high - minded, and to rest their hope, not on uncertain riches, but on God, who furnishes us all things richly for our enjoyment; to work at good, to be rich in fine works, to be liberal, ready to share, safely treasuring up for themselves a fine foundation for the future, in order that they may get a firm hold on the real life. ”
मोशेच्या नियमशास्त्रात हे स्पष्टपणे सांगण्यात आले होते, की इस्राएल पुत्रांनी, आपल्या उत्पन्‍नातील दशमांश, मंदिरातील सेवा पार पाडणाऱ्‍या लेवीयांना आधार देण्यासाठी दिला पाहिजे.