gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content” (1 Tm 6:6–8). King David felt the same way. Although very rich in earthly goods, he could confess, “Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous” (Ps 37:16–17). The LORD knew that one of the most damaging attitudes to proper and willing giving of goods