This is a quote from Watchman Nee's book "The Normal Christian Church Life".
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"Every worker, no matter what his ministry, must exercise faith
for the meeting of all his personal needs and all the needs of his
work.  In God's Word we read of no worker asking for, or receiving, a
salary for his services.  Paul made no contract with the church in
Ephesus, or with any other church, that he should receive a certain
renumeration for a certain period of service.  That God's servants
should look to human sources for the supply of their needs has no
precedent in Scripture.  We do read there of a Balaam who sought to
make merchandise of his gift of prophecy, but he is denounced in no
uncertain terms.  We read also of a Gehazi who sought to make gain of
the grace of God, but he was stricken with leprosy for his sin.  No
servant of God should look to any human agency, whether an individual
or a society, for the meeting of his temporal needs.  If they can be
met by the labor of his own hands, or from a private income, well and
good.  Otherwise he should be directly dependent on God alone for
their supply, as were the early apostles.  The twelve apostles sent
out by the Lord had no fixed salary, nor had any of the apostles sent
out by the Spirit; they simply looked to the Lord to meet all their
requirements.  The apostles of today, like those of the early days,
should regard no man as their employer, but should trust Him who has
sent them forth to bear the responsibility of all that the doing of
His will involves, in temporal as well as spiritual matters.

 	If a man can trust God, let him go out and work for Him; if
not, let him stay at home, for he lacks the first qualification for
the work.  There is an idea prevalent that if a worker has a settled
income he can be more at leisure for the work, and consequently will
do it better; but as a matter of fact, in spiritual work there is need
for an unsettled income, because that necessitates intimate fellowship
with God, constant clear revelation of His will, and direct divine
support.  In worldly business, all a worker needs by way of equipment
is will and talent; but human zeal and natural gift are no equipment
for spiritual service.  Utter dependence on God is necessary if the
work is to be according to His will; therefore, God wished His workers
to be cast on Him alone for financial supplies, so that they cannot
but walk in close communion with Him and learn to trust Him
continually.  A settled income does not foster trust in God and
fellowship with Him; but utter dependence on Him for the meeting of
one's needs certainly does.  The more unsettled a worker's living is,
the more he will be cast on God; and the more an attitude of trustful
dependence on God is cultivated, the more spiritual the work will be.
So it is clear that the nature of the work and the source of its
supply are closely related.  If a worker receives a definite salary
from man, the work produced can never be purely divine."