IMO, I don't posess a treasure, but in reallity, I'm in the wealthiest 5% in the world. I store wealth for security, but is it wrong to use money for security in place of God?
If you are in the wealthiest 5% you do possess a "treasure". And, it is wrong to use money as your security and rely on it because in reality you could die tomorrow and of what good is it? So, you obviously have wealth and therefore have the means to help many people in your path in life.
And, there were wealthy men in the Bible, Solomon, David, etc. They were not told to spend their entire kingdoms and live in a cave but they were expected to manage their affairs in a wise way.
However, wealth often becomes a God to us. It can makes us believe that we are somehow better or more worthy than others. It can make us believe that we somehow "deserve" it more than someone else and quickly does take the place of God in our lives.
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