Non-combatant members of the order, who formed as much as 90% of the order's members, managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom, developing innovative financial techniques that were an early form of banking, building its own network of nearly 1,000 commanderies and fortifications across Europe and the Holy Land, and arguably forming the world's first multinational corporation.
Para anggota tarekat yang bukan petarung, yakni 90% anggota tarekat, mengelola prasarana ekonomi raksasa yang menjangkau seluruh pelosok Dunia Kristen, mengembangkan teknik-teknik keuangan inovatif yang menjadi cikal bakal lembaga perbankan, membina jaringan sendiri yang terdiri atas hampir 1.000 markas dan benteng di seluruh Eropa dan Tanah Suci, serta boleh dikata membentuk badan usaha multinasional yang pertama di dunia.