A common misinterpretation of Leviticus 7:14 is viewing it as a universal mandate for tithing ten percent of all personal income or produce directly to the church today, ignoring its specific application to the bread portions of Israelite peace offerings under the Mosaic covenant; others erroneously apply it to justify mandatory modern pastoral salaries without regard for New Testament teachings on cheerful giving, or misconstrue the 'heave offering' as mere waving rather than a priestly allotment, thus distorting its role in ceremonial purity and priestly support within ancient Israel's sacrificial system.
Leviticus 7:14
King James Version (1769)
14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord, and it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.
Leviticus 7:14 instructs that in the context of peace offerings, which express thanksgiving or fulfillment of vows, one out of every ten portions of the accompanying unleavened bread cakes shall be offered as a heave offering to the Lord and given to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the sacrifice, highlighting God's provision for His ministers through the worshipper's gift and emphasizing the sacred allocation of a tithe-like portion from the fellowship meal to support priestly service and sustain the tabernacle worship.