"Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same? For it is written in the Law of Moses, 'You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.' Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop."
Further explaining that he could legitimately expect compensation for ministering to the Corinthians, Paul appeals to God's word.
God does not expect us to labor tirelessly with no hope of rewards. We are to work in hope. Sometimes people say that it is wrong to expect rewards for serving God. I remember one pastor's response to that idea: "don't try to be more spiritual than God." If God offers rewards and we are told to work in hope of reward, then it is right to do this.
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