Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings?
Many years ago I saw a staging of Jesus Christ Superstar in which the merchants in the Temple cleansing scene slowly changed from selling doves and whatnot to Jesus-branded things - frisbees and tshirts thrown to the audience, that sort of thing, including a giant inflatable Jesus. Jesus, of course, destroys the whole thing and then sang the "My temple should be..." to the audience, not the merchants.
Many years ago I saw a staging of Jesus Christ Superstar in which the merchants in the Temple cleansing scene slowly changed from selling doves and whatnot to Jesus-branded things - frisbees and tshirts thrown to the audience, that sort of thing, including a giant inflatable Jesus. Jesus, of course, destroys the whole thing and then sang the "My temple should be..." to the audience, not the merchants.
I think about that a lot.