Thoughts on wealth

I'll be the first to admit that having money is really helpful and convenient.  But that doesn't stop me from musing on different possibilities.
We cannot use arguments from the old testament to bolster the rightness of being wealthy.  Living under the old covenant was all about things temporal.  Death has not yet been defeated, thus life for the people of God was about his blessing IN THE LAND.  Living now, in the new covenant, we have so much more to look forward to.  Life in this earth is like boot camp.  A time of getting ready for eternal life in a perfected, sinless eternity.
So where does wealth fit into all of this?  It depends a lot on our attitude, maturity and understanding.  But honestly, for the most part, money tends to draw us away from God and distract us from the state of our souls.  It doesn't have to do this, but the simple fact that it usually does ought to make us pause and consider.
There is nothing more important than theosis, and having lots of money is not part of that equation.