Luke 12:13-21
And one of the company said unto him,
Master,
speak to my brother,
that he divide the inheritance with me.
And he said unto him,
Man,
who made me a judge or a divider over you?
And 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.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying,
The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
And he thought within himself, saying,
What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
And 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.
And I will say to my soul,
Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years;
take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
But 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?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God.
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SOLOMON Adds - .... for he hath no pleasure in fools: He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
Ecclesiastes 5:4,10,11
A steward identifies himself with his master. He accepts the responsibilities of a steward, and he must act in his master's stead, doing as his master would do were he presiding. His master's interests become his. The position of a steward is one of dignity because his master trusts him. If in any wise he acts selfishly and turns the advantages gained by trading with his lord's goods to his own advantage, he has perverted the trust reposed in him."
Testimonies for the Church vol.9, p.246 E.G.W.