We probably wouldn't think of this particular passage in the context of generosity. However, it encapsulates the concept while at the same time serving as the antithesis of our temporal practice. We are by nature, selfish. We do try to impress others. We are arrogant and are always critical of others and not normally interested in their well being. When we give we keep track, instead of not letting the left hand know what the right hand is doing seeking our kudos from the IRS in our deductions. We see in these words the qualifications for delivering the Gospel to a lost and dying world and the methodology for its funding. This cannot be accomplished in the power of the flesh but must be motivated by the Grace that comes from knowing Christ.