Having been called to finance the Kingdom of God and mandated to plunder the treasuries of darkness with the help of Almighty God, bringing out the hidden riches in secret places that they may be used for their rightful purpose in Christ; this is a warning in season. There are treasures to be retrieved and used for the Kingdom of God but if I am not wise I will fall into the trap of covetousness. In Luke 12 vs 15 to 21 Jesus addresses the issue.
15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Your life is not about the things that you possess. When you die, to whom will they go? Solomon said in the book of Ecclesiastes that he had seen a great evil on the earth. A man, toiling all his life to amass great wealth, only to leave it to those who had no idea of the struggle he had endured and who consequently misused that wealth.
Notice in vs 16 that this man’s ground brought forth plentifully. What do you have that God has not given you? Your hard work would bear thorns and thistles were the Lord to leave you to your own devices. It is Jehovah who blesses the work of your hands so that they bring forth plentifully. If he has called you to finance his Kingdom, he will do so even more abundantly, but like in the wilderness, the Gold is to be used to worship him. You can’t therefore make a golden calf out of it by storing it in all manner of banks thinking that you can now relax and live large for the rest of your life.
The Lord calls this man foolish. Hoarding and coveting is foolish thinking!! Laying up treasures for yourself at the expense of your relationship with God is the height of futility. May you not fall into this trap of the enemy that has brought down many mighty men. Do the will of God with the money he puts into your hand that it may be well with you when your life is required of you and you stand before the judgment seat of God.
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