What About Wealth?

100 tonnes of gold worth $ 2.447 billion, 240 tons of refined silver, worth $ 104 million, was donated by David. Those responsible donated another 170 tons of gold worth $ 4.162 billion, 375 tons of refined silver, worth $ 163 million, 620 tons of bronze worth $ 2 million, 3,450 tons of steel worth $ 828,000 and workers donated precious stones. $ 6.878 billion more has been donated for the construction of the Temple which was built by Solomon.

Of about 119,000 tons of gold extracted from historical times to 1995, nearly 15% claimed to have been lost, used in industrial applications, or otherwise unrecoverable or unaccounted for. Of the remaining 102,000 tons, 35,000 tons are official stocks held by central banks, and about 67,000 tons are private as coin, bullion and jewelery.

Now the image of a city that is 1400 miles from any side or 1,960,000 kilometers square, with a wall thickness of 200 meters. The wall is made of jasper and the city built of pure gold! The foundation of the city is made up of twelve layers of precious stones. The twelve gates are made of a giant pearl for each port. And the highway is also made of pure gold, like transparent glass.

Now that is wealth!

Solomon was the richest person in the world, but was he? He was certainly rich, but he was rich? He could go 80 miles per hour at any place in his kingdom? He could fly through the oceans in a few hours? He could talk to his commanders on the ground while they were in the field of battle?

Take almost all the modern comforts that we enjoy in our everyday life, Solomon has one of these? We can follow the events that are happening around the world from the comfort of our living room. We are able to access the Internet and find the answer to almost any question and get many opinions on any subject.

If Solomon visited your house and saw how they live, I would think he was saying that we were the richest people on earth. Being the wisest person on earth, I wonder what would have to say about our lifestyle? "One man pretends to be rich, but it has nothing, another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth." (Proverbs 13:07 NIV)

Take a look at ten richest people in the world, and it is clear that to this day and age it is possible for anyone to get rich.

Carlos Slim Helu, at the age of 67 with 67 billion dollars is a Mexican businessman and entrepreneur involved in a diverse group of companies that include telecommunications, retail, banking and insurance, technology and auto parts manufacturing business. He is the richest man in Mexico. In June 2007 it was reported that Carlos Slim Helu's wealth rose to an estimated $ 67.8 billion, making him the richest man in the world. This puts Carlos Slim ahead of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

William Gates III at the age of 51 years from 2006 was the richest with $ 56 billion. Of course we all know how he made his fortune with Microsoft. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on health, poverty and education in developing countries.

Warren Buffett to 76 years with $ 52 billion is the richest third. He arranged for most of his fortune to go to five charitable foundations and wants the money spent within about 13 years after he dies. It may be worth noting that William Gates serves on the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, chairman of the board with as CEO.

Ingvar Kamprad at age 80 with an estimated value of $ 33 billion founded IKEA, with a long tradition of community outreach and philanthropy, with each store encouraged to support local causes, as well as international sponsorship of UNICEF and others. Citizen of Sweden.

Lakshmi Mittal at the age of 56 years worth $ 32 billion to his wealth and power came from realizing his dream of consolidating global steel industry. Mittal is known to be generous and charitable, and gave millions of dollars without fanfare to tsunami relief and other causes.

Sheldon Adelson at the age of 73 and a value of $ 26 billion lost fortunes in venture capital and real estate before hitting full of wild beasts. He started Comdex Computer Dealers Expo in 1979. Casino and Resort magnate, Adelson promises to change the face of Jewish philanthropy. The new entity will be an important advantage for American and Israeli causes, with a commitment to distribute more than $ 200 million dollars to Jewish causes annually - the largest ever pledged to a Jewish foundation.

Bernard Arnault to 58 years is worth 26 billion dollars. He built the world's largest fashion and luxury goods group has not done so as to be soft and frilly. He controls LVMH and Christian Dior, which sells about 50 well-known brands, including Marc Jacobs, fashion handbags of Louis Vuitton and a group of famous champagne.

Amancio Ortega to 71 years is worth 24 billion dollars. It 's majority shareholder of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima) which includes the brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Pull and Bear. The mysterious Ortega keeps a low profile that few Spaniards have never heard of him, and there are virtually no pictures of him.

Li Ka-shing, 78 years is worth $ 23 billion. Its activities include such diverse areas as property development and investment, real estate agency and property management, hotels, telecommunications and e-commerce, finance and investment, retail, ports and related services, energy, infrastructure and materials , media and biotechnology. He is recognized for his philanthropic efforts and his contributions to society

David Thomson at the age of 49 years worth $ 22 billion. He took control of the family fortune after his father, Kenneth Thomson, died last June. Well known art collectors, the family bought $ 5 million worth of native North America at auction last year, including a $ 1.8 million face mask, the highest amount ever spent on a single piece of 'Art of Native North America.

"He who loves money will not have enough money, who loves wealth is never satisfied with his income." (Ecclesiastes 5:10, NIV)

We see that some of the richest people in the world are giving away large sums, as they age, perhaps you realize that they can carry!

David said, Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything is heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom and thou art exalted as head over all things. Wealth and honor come from you, you are the lord of all things. (1 Chronicles 29:11-12 NIV)

One can imagine the wealth that God has for us of Serbia, here in this life and eternity....