Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world; for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world. And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live for ever (1 John 2:15-17).
I have observed both sides of life -- extreme poverty and unbelievable material richness. My observations is that, overall, the ones in the most poverty I have seen have had the strongest faiths I have seen. From my perspective, it is OK to have an abundance of property as long as we recall that our property belongs to God just as we do, and God has put us in charge to see that the love of God is expressed in our care for the powerless and the hopeless.
Again, the will of God can be summed up by "love God, neighbor, enemy, and self".
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