“Churlish souls stint their contributions to the ministry and missionary operations, and call such saving good economy; little do they dream that they are thus impoverishing themselves. Their excuse is that they must care for their own families, and they forget that to neglect the house of God is the sure way to bring ruin on their houses…Selfishness looks first at home, but godliness seeks first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, yet in the long run selfishness is loss, and godliness is great gain. It needs faith to act towards our God with an open hand.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) in the NIV Stewardship Study Bible notes on Galatians 6:6-10 (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009) 1539.