For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
Another view is that the double honor did not necessarily include an honorarium or salary but consisted of the respect intrinsic to the office plus the joy of a job well done. [Note: Hiebert, First Timothy, p. 101; Hendriksen, p. 180; J. E. Huther, A Critical and Exegetical Handbook to the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, p. 172.] 