I would here call special attention to the view of this subject given on page 57 . Here is a short extract: “The object of the words of our Saviour [in Luke 12:33 ] has not been clearly presented.” I saw that “the object of selling is not to give to those who are able to labor and support themselves, but to spread the truth. It is a sin to support and indulge in idleness those who are able to labor. Some have been zealous to attend all the meetings, not to glorify God, but for the ‘loaves and fishes.’ Such would much better have been at home laboring with their hands, ‘the thing that is good,’ to supply the wants of their families, and to have something to give to sustain the precious cause.” It has been Satan's design in times past to push out some with a hurried spirit to make a too free use of means, and influence the brethren to rashly dispose of their property, that through an abundance of means thrown out carelessly and hastily, souls might be injured and lost, and that now, when…
"Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth."
Ellen White directly references Luke 12:33 in this passage.
"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of not supporting idleness, as stated in 2 Thessalonians 3:10. It specifically addresses the issue of supporting those who are able to work but choose not to, which is the core message of the Bible verse.