Ecclesiastes Chapter Five cont... What are the treasures we are seeking in this life?

10 “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity”.

The love of silver, gold, money, jewelry and the like is not just a problem for the sinners; there are saints who struggle in this area as well (Demas, for instance II Tim 4:10). One who covets can never be satisfied with the object they are drawn to. Covetousness is never satisfied; they will always want more and more; no matter how much they have it is never enough. Covetousness is an appetite that is never satisfied, it could well be added to the four things of Proverbs 30:15 that never say, “it is enough”. Guard your heart against covetousness; the counsel given to the rich young ruler in Matthew 19:16-22 is the antidote against covetousness. We must learn to give; the more one wants to hold on to things the more important is it to give.

11 “When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes”?

Solomon was a man of great acquisitions; he knew the more you amass the more there is to consume it. The more property you own the more taxes you owe; the more things you own the more things break down and there are maintenance costs. The more animals you own the greater the cost to house and feed them. The point that we make from this verse is that one should not spend their lives in pursuit of things that will consumer time money and resource; we should spend our time in pursuit of the best things (Colossians 3:1-3 – “seek those things which are above…”; Matthew 6:33 – “seek ye firs the kingdom…”). Seek first the kingdom of heaven and His righteousness, all other things we need will be dispensed from the Lord one does not have to pursue them.