Today's Bible reading is the 9th chapter of the Book of 1st Corinthians. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%209&version=NASB

In today's text the Apostle Paul acknowledged a right that he possessed as an apostle, to get his living from the gospel as the Lord had directed. Those who proclaimed the gospel, he wrote, were to get their living from the gospel. Without a doubt, Paul was one who proclaimed the gospel message and was within his rights to get his living from the gospel. But although in Christ and in His church we may have certain rights we are free to claim, our rights are subordinate to the gospel of Christ. Although Paul "sowed spiritual things" and had the right to "reap material things", the gospel message itself was more important than any right that he may have been granted as a preacher of the gospel. His life and conscience was guided by this principal, "we endure all things (including his forfeiture of this right) so that we will cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ". I suppose similar to the words found in Deuteronomy chapter 8 and recorded as having been spoken by the Lord Jesus Himself in both Mathew and Luke's gospel accounts, "man shall not live by bread alone". Oh, to be sure, Paul needed bread and he needed water, but he needed to preach the gospel, not to get his living from doing so, but to have life, and that more abundantly, from doing so. May we always view our "rights" in light of the higher calling of the gospel and like Paul, wish never to cause any hindrance to the gospel message.