Mark 12:41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”
There is much you could say about the story of the widow’s mites but it really all boils down to intent. Do you give out of duty or do you give out of Love or intent. There have been many denominations to promote the duty of giving thus they have their reward. But when you give because you heard Our Heavenly Father’s Word to give and, out of your Love for HIM, your reward comes from Heaven.
The “widow’s mites” story is also presented in Luke 21. In both cases, the next topic of discussion was the destruction of the Temple. Jesus focused on the intent of the people’s heart through His observation of their giving. This is why I have mentioned in the past to simply look at your checkbook: it reflects your intent, your direction, and your focus. Fleshly, self-serving intent will ultimately bring forth destruction.
In the Book of Job, his friends reason with him about why he is being punished. Speech after speech, they come up with their own ideas of why his life is in such a mess. Finally in Chapter 38, The LORD Reveals His Omnipotence to Job be posing the “who’s, what’s and wherefore’s” to Job. Our Heavenly Father brings up one aspect of a treasury:
22 “Have you entered the treasury of snow,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
23 Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?
Snow represents revelation in Scripture. Hail represents truth. If one is called to be a “treasurer”, wouldn’t the greatest treasury to receive and administer and distribute be truth and revelation? Doesn’t truth and revelation direct you to Redemption and Divine Nature? Silver represents “redemption” in Scripture. Gold represents “Divine Nature”. The treasury deals in all three realms: spirit, soul, and body.
Our Heavenly Father speaks of HIS treasure in the Blessings on Obedience toward the children of Israel “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today”;
Deuteronomy 28:12 “The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
If you are a farmer, rain is a treasure. If you are a carpenter, the skillful work of your hand is a treasure. Our gifts and our callings are treasures. The treasury could be a depository for gifts and callings to be deployed in the future, based on specific directions by Our Heavenly Father. This treasury could even be a “database” of those gifts and callings awaiting deployment. Could this be one reason HE had us create the infrastructure of www.unity153.net? Maybe a treasurer’s office isn’t just about money. Solomon sought wisdom. Gold and silver in the treasury was a by product, not the focus. The revelation of Love, the cornerstone that holds up all of creation, is the real treasure, and that is the treasury I seek to administer. All the other pillars of Wisdom are measured and placed in position relative to this cornerstone. Love has a greater value to a treasury than anything else that could be deposited for safekeeping.