In Ecclesiastes 5:10, Solomon says, “Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.”
Here’s the danger with money: There is NEVER a point when we will say, “I have enough.” You can be the richest person in the world, and still not have enough.
Solomon was the richest person of his time. He had it all. He was mega-rich. Yet he says, “You can never have enough.”
John D. Rockefeller was one of the richest men in the world during his time. He was asked one day, “How much money is enough?” His response? “Just a little bit more.”
Or to give an example that I grew up with. Homer Simpson once said to his boss, “You’re the richest man I know.” Mr. Burns responded, “Yes, but I’d trade it all for more.”
Now that is both funny and sad. It’s funny because we can all sort of relate to the crazy idea. No matter how much (or little) money we have, we often think, “If I could just have a little bit more, then I will be happy.”
But it’s sad because we will never get to a point where we do have enough.
Let’s just take this to its logical conclusion: If money is what brings us satisfaction, yet we will never have enough of it, how much satisfaction will we end up getting? Not much!
Listen, money is great for a lot of things. A lot of good can be done with money. But one thing that money should never be used for is to try to attain satisfaction. We will never have enough of it. Even when we have a lot, it will still not be enough. So do not turn to money to find happiness or satisfaction. That is a recipe for disasters!
What should we do instead? Enjoy the money God has given us as a gift from him. Be generous with it to others and our church. And look to God (and only God) for satisfaction!