2 Corinthians 9:5; Make Up Beforehand Your Bounty
2 Corinthians 9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
The Apostle Paul taught the church in Corinth how they are to do good. He took time to organise the collection and sent responsible men to ensure that the process is safe and robust to transport the gifts to the church in Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 9:4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.