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Great question and one that I’ve wrestled with a lot. Don’t have a perfect answer but I think in many ways the trend from the Old Testament to the New Testament moves in the direction of elevating the expectations for believers (I.e. Matthew 5:17-48 as an example). Whether it’s on the topic of non-violence, marriage, giving, etc. the NT seems to carry forward, but then in many ways radicalize (in a good, healthy way), the teachings of the OT. And these higher standards are only possible to live out (though imperfectly) through the empowerment of the Spirit. In that sense it seems to make sense that while the specifics of a tithe are not really carried forward explicitly in the NT, the general direction in a lot of these areas in towards a higher expectation, not a lower one. We don’t have a perfect system in our family, but I’ve always kind of thought of the tithe as a floor, but prayerfully my heart is eager to freely give much more than that

So the floor is 10% as the word “tithe” implies?

Yeah that’s correct. However, remember seeing previously that when you include all the different sacrifices and offerings the typical Israelite made, it would typically end up being over 10%

Does any NT scripture support the “tithe”?

Not explicitly, I don’t believe