Tithes and offerings aren’t for God, they’re for US. They help us remember that everything we have is a gift from God. He asks us to demonstrate trust in Him by giving some up for others, and then trusting that He will take care of us if we come up short. You remember that line “Thou shalt not covet”? Well, it’s also possible to covet (or want greedily) something we already own. When we covet what we have, we refuse to give it up. When we give it up, we are free from covetessness.
Tithes and offerings aren’t for God, they’re for US. They help us remember that everything we have is a gift from God. He asks us to demonstrate trust in Him by giving some up for others, and then trusting that He will take care of us if we come up short. You remember that line “Thou shalt not covet”? Well, it’s also possible to covet (or want greedily) something we already own. When we covet what we have, we refuse to give it up. When we give it up, we are free from covetessness.