covet” (Exodus 20:17, kjv). There’s a good clue to its meaning in 1 Timothy 6:5–6. It speaks of “men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. But godliness actually is a means of great gain, when accompanied by contentment.” The word “covetousness” isn’t used here but the reality is what this text is all about. When verse 5 says that some are treating “godliness as a means of gain,” Paul responds in verse 6 that “there is great gain in godliness with