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sold…brought the money…distribution was made

Various believers did this over time, not all at once.

laid it at the apostles’ feet

It was the believers way to express: 1) publicly demonstrate a changed heart, and 2) giving the apostles the authority over the distribution of the gift.

as anyone had need

It seems the needs of believers were observed over a period of time; items were not simply handed out whenever someone said they needed something.