not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
not greedy of filthy lucre: Such a man is not desirous of base gain. He is not greedy, reaching out for more money to use for himself. He is not a lover of money. David Lipscomb says, "not willing to use wrong means to obtain money, not anxious for sudden riches." Occasionally we hear of churches that have thousands of dollars in the bank drawing interest, while the congregation never holds gospel meetings nor helps others to spread the gospel. What are those leaders doing with the Lord’s money? Nothing. Thus, they strangle the life out of the congregation by holding the purse strings.