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Proverbs 15:6
The house of the righteous has great wealth, but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.
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Proverbs 21:20
Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person, but a foolish man consumes them.
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Proverbs 8:21
giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
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Nehemiah 13:5-13
and had prepared a large room for him where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, and the tenths of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. It was only later that I asked the king for a leave of absenceso I could return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of God’s house.I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household possessions out of the room.I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored there, along with the grain offering and frankincense.I also found out that because the portions for the Levites had not been given, each of the Levites and the singers performing the service had gone back to his own field.Therefore, I rebuked the officials, saying,“ Why has the house of God been neglected?” I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts.Then all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storehouses.I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for the distribution to their colleagues.
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Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and a multitude of jewels, but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.
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2 Chronicles 4 18-2 Chronicles 4 22
Solomon made all these utensils in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.Solomon also made all the equipment in God’s temple: the gold altar; the tables on which to put the bread of the Presence;the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary according to specifications;the flowers, lamps, and gold tongs— of purest gold;the wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, ladles, and firepans— of purest gold; and the entryway to the temple, its inner doors to the most holy place, and the doors of the temple sanctuary— of gold.
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1 Chronicles 29 2-1 Chronicles 29 9
So to the best of my ability I’ve made provision for the house of my God: gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx, stones for mounting, antimony, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and a great quantity of marble.Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:100 tons of gold( gold of Ophir) and 250 tons of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,the gold for the gold work and the silver for the silver, for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today?”Then the leaders of the households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.For the service of God’s house they gave 185 tons of gold and 10,000 gold coins, 375 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 4,000 tons of iron.Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Lord’s house under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord with a whole heart. King David also rejoiced greatly.
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1 Kings 4 22-1 Kings 4 28
Solomon’s provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal,10 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry,for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders.Throughout Solomon’s reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon’s table. They neglected nothing.Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses to the required place according to his assignment.
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Nehemiah 10:39
For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.
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1 Chronicles 27 25-1 Chronicles 27 31
Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of those who worked in the fields tilling the soil.Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds that grazed in Sharon, while Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these were officials in charge of King David’s property.
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2 Chronicles 26 4-2 Chronicles 26 11
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight as his father Amaziah had done.He sought God throughout the lifetime of Zechariah, the teacher of the fear of God. During the time that he sought the Lord, God gave him success.Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. Then he built cities in the vicinity of Ashdod and among the Philistines.God helped him against the Philistines, the Arabs that live in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.The Ammonites gave Uzziah tribute money, and his fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for God made him very powerful.Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the corner buttress, and he fortified them.Since he had many cattle both in the Judean foothills and the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many wells. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands.Uzziah had an army equipped for combat that went out to war by division according to their assignments, as recorded by Jeiel the court secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders.
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Matthew 13:52
“ Therefore,” He said to them,“ every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.”
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Proverbs 27:23-27
Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in,lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field;there will be enough goat’s milk for your food— food for your household and nourishment for your female servants.
