"See what Jesus told his disciples concerning getting paid when they preached:
MAT 10:7-10 "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons; freely you received, freely give. "Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, or a bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.
Notice that the first thing Jesus told them was, "freely you received, freely give". That clearly means the gospel did not cost them anything and they could not charge for preaching it! The second thing Jesus told them was, "do not acquire gold, silver or copper (money) for your money belts. In other words, you are not to collect any money for your preaching! The third thing Jesus said was that the worker was worthy of his support. This seems strange after the first two statements until we study a little further. The Greek word used here for support is "trophe" which means nourishment as in getting to eat food. These preachers were allowed to eat food when traveling away from their homes to preach. So food was their support, not money!"
Excerpt From Don Britton's article Paid Pastors Unbiblical from christianmyths.org