Possessions are a gift from God to be used for his glory, for human pleasure and in benefiting others.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Possessions are a cause for thanksgiving

See also

Genesis 39:2-4
Deuteronomy 8:18
1 Chronicles 29:12
2 Chronicles 31:21
Hosea 2:8
Exodus 20:17

Owning possessions is open to abuse

See also

They can be coveted

1 Kings 21:1-4
Jeremiah 6:13
Micah 2:2
Luke 12:15
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Acts 5:1-9

They can cause deceit

Proverbs 30:9

See also

They can cause pride and forgetfulness

2 Kings 20:13-17
Daniel 4:30; 5:20
Hosea 13:6
Matthew 19:24
Luke 12:13-21
Isaiah 3:16-24; 5:8
Habakkuk 2:6-9

Abuse of ownership leads to judgment

Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-35

Property is for benefiting others

Galatians 6:6,10

It is to be used to help others

Ephesians 4:28
1 Timothy 6:17-18
James 2:15-16
1 John 3:17-18
Leviticus 25:35
Numbers 35:15

It is to be used to assist strangers

Deuteronomy 10:19
Matthew 5:42
Ecclesiastes 2:26

Property provides no lasting satisfaction

See also

Job 27:16-17
Psalms 39:6
Ecclesiastes 2:21
Ezekiel 28:4-7
Haggai 1:6
Matthew 6:19-21
Luke 12:20-21
James 5:3
Numbers 27:3-11

Laws governing the inheritance of property

Deuteronomy 21:15-17
Ezekiel 46:16-18
Genesis 13:2

Godly men of property

Genesis 26:14

Abraham

Genesis 30:43; 32:5; 36:7

Isaac

2 Samuel 19:32

Jacob:

1 Chronicles 29:28

Barzillai

2 Chronicles 1:15; 9:22

David

2 Chronicles 32:27-29

Solomon:

Job 1:3

Hezekiah

Matthew 27:57

Job

Acts 4:36-37

Joseph of Arimathea

See also

Barnabas

5556 stewardship
5703 inheritance
5839 dissatisfaction
5960 success
6133 coveting
6145 deceit
8260 generosity
8434 giving
8701 affluence
8763 forgetting
8802 pride
8808 riches