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Why Talent15?
It all starts with Matthew 25:14-30
One of Jesus’ most significant parables regarding work is set in the context of investments (Matt. 25:14-30). A rich man delegates the management of his wealth to his servants, much as investors in today’s markets do. He gives five talents to the first servant, two talents to the second, and one talent to the third. Two of the servants earn 100 percent returns by trading with the funds, but the third servant hides the money in the ground and earns nothing. The rich man returns, rewards the two who made money, but severely punishes the servant who did nothing.
The word “talent” in this parable has two meanings. It is a monetary unit: it was the largest denomination of the time. A single talent was equivalent to the wage of an ordinary worker for fifteen years. So we know the amount given to each servant was considerable.
More broadly interpreted, the talents refer to all of the various gifts God has given us for our use. This definition embraces all gifts natural, spiritual, and material. It includes our natural abilities and resources—our health, education—as well as our possessions, money, and opportunities.
Though both of these meanings merit value in reference to the services we're providing, our passion is the latter. We were blessed with gifts and abilities that we believe are meant to be shared and increased.
The word “talent” in this parable has two meanings. It is a monetary unit: it was the largest denomination of the time. A single talent was equivalent to the wage of an ordinary worker for fifteen years. So we know the amount given to each servant was considerable.
More broadly interpreted, the talents refer to all of the various gifts God has given us for our use. This definition embraces all gifts natural, spiritual, and material. It includes our natural abilities and resources—our health, education—as well as our possessions, money, and opportunities.
Though both of these meanings merit value in reference to the services we're providing, our passion is the latter. We were blessed with gifts and abilities that we believe are meant to be shared and increased.
The parable contains a critical lesson about how we are to use our God-given capacities and resources. In the book of Genesis God gave Adam the Earth with which to mix his labor for his own use. In the parable, in a similar manner, the master expected his servants to seek material gain. Rather than passively preserve what they have been given, they were expected to invest the money. The master was angered at the timidity of the servant who had received the one talent. God commands us to use our talents towards productive ends. The parable emphasizes the need for work and creativity as opposed to idleness.
In the Parable of the Talents, courage in the face of an unknown future is rewarded in the first servant, who has been given the most. He had traded the five talents, and in doing so, acquired five more. It would have been safer for the servant to have invested the money in the bank to receive interest. For his faith in his master he is allowed to keep what had been entrusted to him and what he earned, and he is invited to rejoice with the master.
This implies a moral obligation to confront uncertainty in an enterprising way. No one does this better than the entrepreneur. Long before he knows if there will be a return on his investments or ideas, he risks his time and property. He must pay out wages long before he has any idea if he has accurately predicted future events. He looks to the future with courage and a sense of opportunity. In creating new enterprises he opens up alternatives for workers to choose among in earning a wage and developing skills.
In the Parable of the Talents, courage in the face of an unknown future is rewarded in the first servant, who has been given the most. He had traded the five talents, and in doing so, acquired five more. It would have been safer for the servant to have invested the money in the bank to receive interest. For his faith in his master he is allowed to keep what had been entrusted to him and what he earned, and he is invited to rejoice with the master.
This implies a moral obligation to confront uncertainty in an enterprising way. No one does this better than the entrepreneur. Long before he knows if there will be a return on his investments or ideas, he risks his time and property. He must pay out wages long before he has any idea if he has accurately predicted future events. He looks to the future with courage and a sense of opportunity. In creating new enterprises he opens up alternatives for workers to choose among in earning a wage and developing skills.