Whats your worth?

1 Kings 10:23-24 (MSG)

The king had a fleet of ocean-going ships at sea with Hiram's ships. Every three years the fleet would bring in a cargo of gold, silver, and ivory, and apes and peacocks.

King Solomon was wiser and richer than all the kings of the earth - he surpassed them all.

People came from all over the world to be with Solomon and drink in the wisdom God had given him.


Why does the Bible place so much emphasis on Solomon’s material possessions? In the Old Testament, riches were considered tangible evidence of God’s blessing. Prosperity was seen as a proof of right living. In the books of Ecclesiastes and Job this concept is placed in a broader perspective. In ideal conditions, people prosper when God runs their lives, but prosperity is not guaranteed. Wealth does not prove that a person is living rightly before God, and poverty does not indicate sin.
In fact, a greater evidence that a person is living for God is the presence of suffering and persecution (Mark 10:29-31; Mark 13:13). The most important “treasure” is not earthly, but heavenly (Matthew 6:19-21; Matthew 19:21; 1 Tim. 6:17-19). The gift of greatest worth has no price tag—it is the gift of salvation freely offered by God.