Not saying it is or it isn't. Question then if it is the Lords money what does he supposed to do with it?
Deu 15:19
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
So then what is a Levite.
Numbers 18:6
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
So then it this was the Lords money he is doing Exactly what he supposed to do. Help the needy.
Ministers are asked for hand outs all the time. I have seen my pastor give his own money away many times.
Why would he hide that from his wife?
Wouldn’t they be praying over it together?
Willful suspension of disbelief.