Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, And sold their possesions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
One of the main reasons it did not work was greed. But the, from each according to his work, to each according to their need, rings true. Not that it wasn't a good idea.
The text showed how Christians matured from tithe payers to, freely give freely receive. But like when King Solomon over-taxed the people, all the riches in the world did not matter. The king died. The people were exhausted. And the problems went on.