Luke 9:3
And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
Luke 9:3 belongs to Christ's first instructions to the twelve when He sent them forth as His representatives to preach the kingdom of God and heal the sick, within His plan of sending workers out to spread the gospel. The sending was to give them experience in laboring alone after they had lived as members of His family, accompanying Him on foot through Galilee, sharing His toils and hardships, listening to His discourses, and walking and talking with Him. They learned daily how to work for the elevation of humanity by attending Him among the multitudes, arranging the people, bringing the afflicted to Him, watching for interested hearers, explaining the Scriptures, and teaching what they had learned, gaining a rich experience every day yet still needing much instruction, great patience and tenderness, and experience in working alone. He sent them while He was still personally with them so He could point out their errors and counsel and correct them. He had first strengthened their confidence in God's word against tradition and trained them more by the example of His life than by doctrinal instruction, so that when separated from Him every look and tone and word would come back to them in conflict with the enemies of the gospel.
The command to take nothing meant traveling without provisions, money, staves, scrip, bread, or extra clothing and relying on the hospitality of those who received them. It taught them to trust God's care rather than make compensation or security their chief concern, and when so sent without purse, scrip, and shoes they lacked nothing. Their mission took place amid satanic opposition, but He gave them authority over evil spirits and disease, so the account shows divine power at work against satanic agencies. Preaching, teaching, and healing are connected and blended into one work in this sending, and that blended work of preaching and healing is the work God has given His people to do now in fulfillment of the Scriptures.
The same directions were given to the seventy, who were likewise sent under His direction in pairs to work as He did and to announce that God's kingdom had come near. They were to show that all who received His message and Him could enter the kingdom and that their visit was an opportunity to receive its blessings.