The parable in Luke 16:1-13 says:

1 He also said to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and he was accused that this man was wasting his goods. 2 Then he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I have you heard of? give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be a steward.’

3 “Then the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do? Because my master is taking away my stewardship. I cannot dig, I am ashamed to beg. their houses.’ 5 Then he called each of his master’s debtors, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 And he said, One hundred measures of oil. Then he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ So he said: ‘One hundred measures of wheat.’ And he said to him: ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ 8 Then the master commended the unfaithful steward because he had acted cunningly, for the children of this world are more cunning in his generation than the children of light.

9 “And I say to you: make friends with unjust riches, so that when you fail, they will receive you into an eternal house. 10 He who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in the most; and he who is unjust very little is unjust also in much. 11 Therefore, if you have not been faithful in unjust riches, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what belongs to others, who will give you what is yours? ?

13 No servant can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one and love the other, or he will esteem the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

We see here that this butler was petrified when his master discovered that he was not doing his job well. He was lazy and not very good at managing his master’s account. He didn’t care about collecting the teacher’s bills and was losing money hand over fist to him. But when he was about to lose his job, he said to himself, “I can’t go digging roads. I can’t do manual labor. Hard work will kill me and I’m ashamed to beg.”

Someone who is unemployed does not have a sense of security due to the lack of job benefits. In those days, if you couldn’t do the hard manual labor required on farms, things were hard for you. This butler could have been overweight, fat, and out of shape. If that were the case, then he would not be able to work and would have to beg. And he knew that begging requires a lot of humility. For this reason, this man had devised a plan in case he was removed from the stewardship.

We read in verses 4 through 8 what he did. He basically went to all the people who owed his teacher money, he gave them big discounts on the bill and collected all this money. He didn’t do it to get his job back because he was ripping off his master. He made it so that all the people he gave discounts to would give him work when he was unemployed. He was thinking that when he became poor, he had no food to eat, if he needed a job, all the people he gave discounts of fifty thousand dollars would give him food, receive him at home and show him mercy. .

Here’s a guy who was just plain lazy. He has been living off his master’s income and has been very reckless in managing his master’s funds. Like some of the government workers who waste people’s money, this manager was just a waste of space. He was terrible and didn’t care about his master’s business.

But when the time came when he was about to lose his job, he realized he couldn’t dig or beg. He didn’t have the humility to appear desperate. He knew that he was in a bad position, so he became cunning and “wise” with money. When he gave deep discounts to people who owed his master money, they took the opportunity to pay half the bill. Who does not?

At the time, the guy was still employed by the teacher, so his statement that the bills had been paid off was legal tender. The master could not come back and say: “My butler was unfaithful to me. Pay me the rest.” It was legal. The manager continued to exercise authority. So he did it to make friends with those people who owed the teacher. Maybe one of them would have an easy job for him in the future. So in his actions he was building protection for himself.

Verse 9: “And I say to you: make friends with unjust riches, so that when you fail, they receive you in an eternal house.”

Jesus said here that money can be used for an eternal home. He was taking the example of this unjust steward to apply to his kingdom. He alluded to using money from unjust riches on earth to build a foundation and security in the kingdom of heaven.

Paul talks to Timothy about something similar.

1 Timothy 6:17-19 says:

Command the rich of this century not to be haughty, nor to put their hope in riches, which are uncertain, but in the living God, who gives us all things in abundance for us to enjoy. 18 May they do good, may they be rich in good works, ready to give, ready to share, 19 Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, so that they may lay hold of eternal life.

This was the Apostle Paul speaking to Timothy through the influence of the Holy Spirit. This is a message for all of us too. Paul was referring to the rich. If you are in the West, even if you have a social security pension, you are richer than 90% of the people in the world. Paul was saying, “Don’t be proud. Don’t be haughty or trust your wealth or your work, but trust God and share your money.”

Verse 18 suggests that we should be ready to give and willing to share our resources at all times. By doing so, we will build up for ourselves a good foundation for the time to come.

So this is how money should be treated in the kingdom of God. Christians are to store up treasures for themselves; and be willing to share, give and do good works.

Luke 16:10, “He who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much; and he who is unjust in a very little is also unjust in much.”

Jesus was saying here that money is the least thing in the world. There are much more difficult things in the Christian faith than tithing and giving money to God.

If you have a problem with tithing, Jesus said that’s the least and easiest thing to do. There are much more difficult things like dealing with persecution and putting up with someone who is really hard to deal with or forgiving someone who has smeared your name or attacked you. In the kingdom of God, there are many things more difficult than giving or tithing. Jesus says that one of the easiest things to do is to give. You just have to have the right attitude with God and Jesus said, “Use your money and give.” Therefore, if you have not been faithful in money, in unjust riches it says who will trust you with the deposit of true riches. Jesus says, “I can’t trust people who can’t be trusted with money.”

Verses 12 and 13 continue:

And if you were not faithful in what belongs to others, who will give you what is yours? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for he or he will hate the one and love the other, or esteem the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

This man used his master’s money to serve himself and accumulate wealth for himself. He was like us who are given jobs and income, but we do not share them with the poor or the titles to God, but waste them on ourselves. We need to see ourselves in this parable; when we do not give to God and his kingdom, we are like this unjust steward. Jesus wanted us all to know that money is important in this world and it has been given to us for a good reason. We must manage our money well; and our teacher, Jesus, should receive his share.

To sum this up, God is saying that you have to choose who you serve. Money is the least. You need to get over money and start giving your money to God and trusting Him. If you’re not trusting God in the least of things, how can He bless you in the most?

I don’t mean to get into your case. But this is what God is saying here: money should be the least of your worries. If you are generous with your wealth and give with open arms to the Lord more than 10% of your income, then the Lord is your master. If you are not generous in sharing with the kingdom of God, then money is your master. This parable is that simple to understand.

I in no way wish to fill you with condemnation and guilt. It takes a lot of self-examination and faith to start giving, especially when you have a small income like mine. But the joy of doing it far outweighs the pain, I assure you.