(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
12.    The meaning of "free from the love of money" (Gr. aphilarguros, 1 Timothy 3:3) should be obvious (cf. Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 5:2). Note that it is the love of money rather than the possession of it that is the disqualifying factor. Poor people as well as the rich may love money. Moreover not all rich people love it. The opposite attitude is contentment (cf. Philippians 4:11).