I believe that real generosity starts above and beyond the tithe. The tithe was never our money in the first place. So if you give your tithe to wherever you feel like, (not to your church), then it’s not your generosity. You’re just taking credit for being generous with money that was never yours in the first place because the tithe belongs to the Lord. In a sense, real generosity starts when you give above and beyond just the tithe. Leviticus 27:30