‘Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lᴏʀᴅ thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lᴏʀᴅ empty:
‘Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.’
—Deuteronomy 16:16, 17
‘Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.’
—1 Corinthians 16:2