tithes

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>Tithes (giving unto the Lord) is before the Law, just as in the NT when we are
>told....

I do not find any authority anywhere that defines tithe as "giving unto the
Lord"?  I only find tithe as something to be returned unto the Lord.  The
only authority by which God could call those who did not return tithe
'thieves' (Malachi) is by the very fact that the tithe belongs to him.  When
someone takes something that belongs to someone else and uses it for
themselves is that not what a thief is?

>With each person it is a matter of priorities.

This midset is foreign to me?  The randomness of, do as you please, whatever
it is that your heart dictates, or what you think the Lord would be please
with do, is not what the scriptures conclude concering any subject.  For the
scriptures were given for instruction in righteousness.  To make tithe a
matter of priorities based upon ones heartfelt idea is to ignore the very
detailed and multifaceted teaching of the scriptures concering tithe. 

If the disciples sold everything and had all things in common (Acts 2) and
this is a New Testament concept then why is it that we do not follow the
same pattern?  This is only a rhetorical question because the answer can be
found in tithing.