Where did the practice of the common kitty begin for the early church?
The practice began in Acts chapter 2 among the early Jewish believers at Jerusalem. They began to have all things common, taking their wealth and bringing it into a common fund, and this common kitty was still operating in Acts chapter 4, a year or two later.
Les explains that the common kitty began in Acts chapter 2, where the early believers began to have all things common and lived out of what he calls the common kitty. He notes that by Acts chapter 4, probably a year or two later, the practice was still operating. The multitude of believers at Jerusalem were of one heart and one soul, and no one claimed personal ownership of possessions. They took all their wealth and brought it into a common kitty, and with great power the apostles gave witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was upon them all, and none among them lacked. Thousands of Jewish believers were living out of that common kitty, which was likely a large sum of money.