I guess. Perhaps the issue is how much. Are we saving so much that we are not experiencing life in its fullness today? And what if, like the Rich Fool, “This very night your soul will be demanded of you, and who will get what you have stored for yourself.”
Maybe this is an area we each need to seek God for ourselves, since Jesus explicitly tells us not to store up treasures for ourselves, and explicitly tells us God will take care of us like he takes care of the lilies and sparrows.

I don’t think it’s that at all. I think it’s about being wise. Of course, it depends on one’s relationship to money. Some people do use money as a security instead of God.

Remember when Joseph stored up grain in preparation for the famine in Egypt? He was actually acting in faith, because he was told (through Pharaoh’s dreams) that bad times were coming.

Similarly, we know that there will be rough patches and emergencies in our lives, so it is good to reserve excess for those times.

LA, yeah, my husband thinks I am nuts when I take Jesus quite literally when he tells us not to bother to store up earthly treasure, and calls the man who built bigger barns a fool. I guess our business does give us enough cash flow, and we do have some pension from when Roy worked jobs.. so it’s easier for me not to bother with storing up earthly treasures. But I do believe Jesus meant what he said in this instance quite literally, and it was advice given in kindness.