Ecclesiastes 2:7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me. 8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. 9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Solomon, who was the riches of kings, spent lavishly on materials, and he made investments of time and resources in chasing after what he thought was happiness. He built many houses, he had private singers, and he collected the peculiar treasures of the earth in addition to amassing great wealth, silver and gold. But he finally discovered that it was all vanity, for these things are not what matters most in life.
Therefore, if one’s happiness, contentment, joy and hopes are tethered to material things, then, when such things lose all their value, as they will, sooner or later, then the purpose for living is lost, and life can become a dead-end, when there is nothing else to lean upon.
Therefore, the following parable must be given due consideration, especially in the context of the many perplexities which are now knocking on our doors. God is beckoning us to take some time to consider where our energies and focus are centered, for if this is done, many will discover that what we think is important isn’t really that important.
Ecclesiastes 2:11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!