We were made to imitate God. We must never imitate God in ways that contradict His moral character (ie. using genius to rob a bank). Business should be done to glorify God, yet there are many temptations to do aspects of business in sinful ways.
Owning possessions is fundamentally good and provides opportunities to sin or to glorify God. When God gave the command "do not steal" He affirmed the validity of personal ownership. Ownership of possessions is one way we display God's glory since He is Sovereign over the universe and owns everything. We get to be sovereign over a small part of His creation.
Taking care of possessions imitates God who takes care of the whole universe. Taking care of possessions means we get to imitate God's wisdom, kindness, independence, knowledge, beauty, etc. Sometimes we refer to ownership as stewardship because ultimately everything belongs to God.
How can we glorify God with our possession? Paradoxically, we can glorify God with our possessions by giving some of them away. We do this so that others can learn how to use things wisely. We do this to meets the needs of others or to further evangelistic efforts. We should use our possessions for good (see Hebrews 13:16, Proverbs 3:9, Acts 20:35). Giving also shifts our trust from our money to our God. We can use our goods to produce things (ie. farming equipment). But we should also use our possessions for enjoyment (1 Timothy 6:13). We should also not give everything away but save for the good of our family (1 Timothy 5:8).
Ownership provides opportunity to sin as well. We can use our resources to pollute and oppress others. James speaks of people using their riches to attack the church (James 2:6-7). Materialism is wrong.
Some government regulations are so complex that they make it hard for people to start business. Some countries are communist and the government owns almost everything. These systems are evil because they don't allow people to display the glory of God through personal ownership. Possessions are not evil. Ownership is not morally neutral. The ownership of possessions is something created by God for His glory.
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