The apostle Paul instructed Christians regarding work and providing for oneself. His Bible standards and instructions are completely dismissed by everyone who's jumped on the Christianity gravy-train:
(Acts 18:3) "and on account of being of the same trade he stayed at their home, and they worked, for they were tent makers by trade."
(Acts
20:34) "YOU yourselves know that these hands have attended
to the needs of me and
of those with me."
(1
Corinthians 4:11-12) "Down to this very hour we continue to
hunger and also to thirst and to be scantily clothed and to be
knocked about and to be homeless and to toil, working
with our own hands."
(2
Corinthians 11:9) "....and yet when I was present with YOU
and I fell in need, I did not become a burden to a single
one.....Yes, in every way I kept myself unburdensome to YOU and
will keep myself so."
(2
Corinthians 12:13) "For in what respect is it that YOU
became less than the rest of the congregations, except that I myself
did not become a burden to YOU? Kindly forgive me this wrong."
(Ephesians
4:28) "Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him
do hard work, doing with his hands what is good work, that he may
have something to distribute to someone in need."
(1
Thessalonians 2:9) "Certainly YOU bear in mind, brothers,
our labor and toil. It was with working night and day, so as
not to put an expensive burden upon any one of YOU, that we preached
the good news of God to YOU."
(1
Thessalonians 4:11-12) "...make it YOUR aim to live quietly
and to mind YOUR own business and work with YOUR hands, just
as we ordered YOU; so that YOU may be walking decently as regards
people outside and not be needing anything."
(2
Thessalonians 3:8, 10-12) "...nor did we eat food from
anyone free. To the contrary, by labor and toil night and day
we were working so as not to impose an expensive burden
upon any one of YOU. In fact, also, when we were with YOU, we used to
give YOU this order: "If anyone does not want to work,
neither let him eat." For we hear certain ones are
walking disorderly among YOU, not working at all but meddling with
what does not concern them. To such persons we give the order and
exhortation in [the] Lord Jesus Christ that by working with quietness
they should eat food they themselves earn."