This concept has great relevance in our times when we are seeing tests of faith all around us. And we see many people fall. Many fall prey to materialism; many fall prey to the great race to acquire more; and even more fall to the belief that it is their efforts that earn them their daily bread.
The sad reality is that lying, cheating, and stealing amount not only to a lack of morality but to a waste of the great opportunity of life. Hashem doesn’t need our money. Hashem handcrafted situations that allow a person to grow, to become a mensch. If he engages in dishonesty in the marketplace, he is ultimately robbing himself because the entire scenario was only created to allow him to become great.
When I stop to understand that Hashem doesn’t need me to work but has put me in this very situation to allow me to grow, that changes the way I deal with the entire concept of working for a living, and greatly impacts the methods I employ in doing so.
