In the section that began with Luke 12:1 the Lord admonishes his disciples not to have anything to do with the leaven of the Pharisees. The admonition is not only against an empty externalization of piety but also to any form of deception. But since in Luke, the Pharisees , who are stereotypes of what bad Christians can become, are also lovers of money (16:14), the admonition to Christians of the end times also include teachings on money and wealth.
Luke 12:13-21 is to be understood together with 12:22-34 which, in its turn, reinforces the saying in 12: 6-7. The parable of the Rich Fool is occassioned by a request that Jesus act as an arbiter in the case of inheritance (v.13). The answer of Jesus is not only a refusal (14) but also a rebuke (v.15).
Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property;
for a man__________________Don't curse the darkness, light a fire. Don't wait for the sunrise. Walk towards the dawn.
