The bible says, the earth and everything that is in it belongs to God. He choose whom to give what to according to the level of our commitment to him, another thing to note is that, every aquisition in life is for a purpose, personal style and taste. A well built and furnished bungalow may be prefered to a duplex, it all depend on taste and size of pocket, we must not lose sight that the so called luxury car for example has features that equals its cost, and if you can afford it, why not buy it. if i need a car that has automatic transmission, will i be driving one with manual transmission simply because i want to be modest. At a level in life, we become expose to harm, as in the pastors case in discuss, hence, he must be security conscious, aquisition must have some element of protection, which certainly will mean more expensive aquisition