In the parable of the talents, the man who received only one talent identified his master as a thief. And he was not afraid to say it to his face. He was that sure of his assessment. Take that.

“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.’ ” (Matthew 25:24)

According to his own assessment, his master’s wealth was unreasonable. His wealth was built on something other than physical work that this servant was used to. As a matter of fact, that’s all the wealth building knowledge that he has. According to that, his boss was certainly a crook. How else would he continue to amass such wealth? The master surely doesn’t work as hard as this servant does.

The servant’s limited understanding and experience caused him to conclude that his master was a thief. And he was convinced enough that he called him out – possibly before the others.

The servant had no understanding of assets and how assets could be leveraged to continuously build wealth and earn an income.
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