Another area where people will take advantage of others is through positions of trust. Many people can by attaining to certain positions of recognition be empowered to use resources not intended for them.
By this I don't mean that the people don't steal by abusing that position in betraying people's trust. What I am referring to in this instance is people knowingly giving to people that they trust for various reasons which are being abused. The simplest way for me to explain this is with an example.
There was a church that appointed a certain man to a position of authority. This man shortly after being put in charge of a region began to change the organization under him. There was a man who had been put in charge of collecting the tithing from the congregation and was also in charge of using the funds to care for widows, orphans, and to take care of church maintenance expenses and charitable projects. The new leader changed this so that tithing money was turned over to himself. Now under the new system, the widows and orphans were still being cared for, church maintenance still seemed to be kept up, etc. But to the observant, it was interesting to note that soon enough this man began to drive a nicer car, have nicer landscaping, got a new suit.
Now it doesn't take a genious to figure out what's going on. What's interesting is that many people have no problem with this. They consider that so long as the widows, orphans, and maintenance is being taken care of that he is "entitled" to a portion.
Don't get me wrong, pay your tithing, contribute to your church, help the needy. But if you are called to serve, you are not entitled to financial compensation and still receive an eternal blessing. And as members of a congregation, hold your leaders accountable.
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