14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’ 21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ 22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’ 23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ 24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ 26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. 28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ (Matthew 25:14-30)
The man, the master in the parable is the Lord Jesus, and his servants are the servants of the Lord Jesus, that is, Christians. There are three servants here. The master gave them gold according to their ability: one given five bags of gold, one given two bags of gold, and one given one bag of gold. What does this mean? Here the Lord Jesus is not talking about he gave them the money to do business, but about the different gifts He gave to each servant. Some were given more, some were given less. Some used the gifts given by the Lord to serve the Lord, while some buried the gifts and did not use them. Because of the faithfulness of the first two servants, the master said: You good and faithful servant, you have been faithful in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; come and share your master’s happiness. This is the master’s reward to the faithful servants when they meet the Lord in the future, and they can share the master’s happiness.
Luke 19:12-27 is similar to the above parable, but there are some differences. It talks about ten servants, and the master gives each servant a mina. The master gives different rewards to each servant for their different profits. He gives us different rewards based on how faithfully we use the gifts Here it says that whoever has, more will be given to him; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. What does this mean? This is a summary of this parable. If the servant faithfully uses the gifts given by the Lord, the Lord will add to them and they will have an abundance. If the servant is unfaithful and does not use the gifts given by the Lord, he will lose that gift, and what he originally had will also be lost. I hope we can all use the gifts given to us by the Lord faithfully. May God bless you and your family. 🙏😀
