“The affluence of our blessings is to try our frugality.”
When God gives us more than we need, he tests our gratitude to reveal what we will do toward others. As Calvin explains, God takes pleasure when we pursue moderation in abundance, for it shows our gratitude.
John Calvin (1509-1564) in Commentaries on Zech 9:15 as quoted in Wealth and the Will of God by Paul G. Schervish and Keith Whitaker (Indianapolis: IU Press, 2010) 134.