Paul was a preacher and a tent maker. Paul did not consider preaching to be a vocation. No one in the Bible had a vocation of preaching. Paul's vocation was making tents. He had freely received the gospel from the Lord, and for free, Paul preached it. Even though Paul had a right to eat food as a minister of the gospel, he did not exercise that right. That right was never about taking money or being paid as a preacher, but only about whether or not he would eat someone else's food. In fact, Paul did not eat without paying for his food and he admonished all ministers to follow his example in this. This is New Testament instruction! Again, see how far we have drifted from the will of God and from what the Scriptures teach!