These two articles build off of the series entitled The Congregation's Support of Her Diaconate​. Is it the obligation of each church member to financially support the ministry of the Gospel? This article looks at the Old Testament in order to answer this question. The author discusses tithing, free will offerings, and assessed fees, showing that these were given to support the tabernacle and temple ministry. The author then draws lessons from this for today's church, showing the obligation of the congregation to support the Gospel ministry.