“Give not little to whom you should give much, nor much to whom little, nor nothing to whom something, nor something to whom nothing.” — Asser, The Life of King Alfred (attributed to Pope Gregory therein)
God is not a skinflint but neither is He a spendthrift; that is to say, He does not waste anything or withhold anything good. He provides for His people. He determines the portion appropriate and provides no less than necessary nor more than needful. He does not spoil or spurn His children. He never gives little where much is needed nor more where less is required.
Proverbs 3:27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
A good and godly man, like God, provides for his people. He works hard and procures the means necessary to bless them. He does not leave their welfare to chance or leave their nourishment to nuance. He makes his disciples his duty and his people the object of his piety.
Romans 13:8
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
A good king gives what he can, pays what he owes, and does his duty before God and man. He does not skimp or soil. He does not set a table of crumbs, but neither does He scold when a crumb falls to the floor. He gives something to all and all to some. He withholds nothing from anyone and gives everything to no ones.
A man must know what needs to be given, where to give it, how much of it is needed, and how to get it. Like David, he must work hard to set aside the right amount of the right things in order to have the best amount of everything.
1 Chronicles 29:2
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
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