We come into the New Testament and we have to deduce that the deacons, because they are given care over the widows, it is obvious that if they are given care there is funding that goes with that care. The apostles wouldn't just say,
Nathan EshelmanYou go and care for these widows, and they say,How are we going to pay for the care of the widows?and the apostles say,I don't know; you guys figure that out.There was obviously some finances that are entrusted to the deacons for the work of the church.1
1 En ce temps-là, le nombre des disciples augmentant, les Hellénistes murmurèrent contre les Hébreux, parce que leurs veuves étaient négligées dans la distribution qui se faisait chaque jour.