I don't believe they meant the government took it from them and there is no indication they sold their property against their will.
Christians, I would assume, are free to sell their property to help others if they so desire.
Further, the Bible says that if a man won't work, than neither shall he eat.
Very close to the mark that Ostrich Boy missed by a universe, I think. :-)
Acts 4:32, as Ostrich boy seems to interpret it, would render several of the Ten Commandments rather unnecessary. There is no need to steal, because you're merely taking what is already yours. There's no need to take a wife, you merely share company with your neighbor's wife, since she's obviously yours to enjoy. No need to covet anything at all, for it is, according to Ostrich Boy, yours to enjoy as a member of the Christian community.
But all that ignores Jesus' words with respect to the law: "Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commandments will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:17-19)