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有些人曾经埋怨，当他们的牧者用这个比喻来讲道时，他似乎试图令他们感到内疚。他们拥有的财产毕竟是经他们自己努力赚取得来的，他们的豪宅和昂贵的旅游预算，不是因为他们有什么特权，这些都是他们努力工作的成果，他们认为自己是有足够资格享用这些的。

有些人则错误地以为耶稣视财富为得永恒赏赐的障碍，然而，关键不是在于有没有财富，重要的乃是内心的态度和做事的惯常模式。耶稣说：“骆驼穿过针眼比财主进神的国还容易。”（参路 18:25）

耶稣到来，不是要教授理财课程，祂乃是要在生活每一个层面都树立真正谦卑和极度慷慨（恩典）的榜样。祂教导我们：“若有人愿意作首先的，他必作众人末后的，作众人的用人。”（参可 9:35）令人遗憾的是，我们增加银行存款的目标，往往会妨碍我们支持在经济上有迫切需要的人。

作为跟随基督的人，不管我们收入或多或少，都可以与别人分享我们所拥有的。见到无家可归的邻居或失业的朋友，我们不要急忙回避，却要打开钱包来帮助他们。我们不要小看他们，而是要视他们与我们平等。

People have complained that in sermons about this parable, it seems their pastor wants to make them feel guilty. After all, they have worked hard for the possessions they have. Their perseverance, not privilege, has earned them an expensive house and an extensive travel budget. They figure they are entitled to enjoy it all.

Some people have wrongly assumed that Jesus sees wealth as a barrier to eternal reward. But the point is not about money or the lack of it. What matters is the attitude of the heart and the pattern of behavior. Jesus said it is easier “for a camel to go through the eye of a needle” than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God (Luke 18:25).

Jesus came not to teach a money management course but to model true humility and extravagant generosity (grace) in all aspects of life. He taught that “anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all” (Mark 9:35). Sadly, the goal of building a big bank account can distract us from the dire needs of people who are financially challenged.

As Christ-followers, regardless of our income level, we can share with others. Rather than rushing past a homeless neighbor or an unemployed friend, we can open our wallets and bless them. We can see them not as lesser than we are, but as equals.