There is no telling how many times I have come to worship or studied the Bible not to hear what God is trying to tell me, but rather to hear the message I wanted, the message that would solve my problem the way I wanted it solved. Jesus told the man that he did not have the legal authority to deal with or settle inheritance issues. Then, Jesus went to the heart of the matter. Be on your guard. Jesus told him.
Life is more than an abundance of things.
It was then Jesus told the parable about the rich man who used all his time and energy making more and more until all his warehouses could not hold all he possessed. So, the man decided to tear down all his warehouses and build bigger ones. He was confident that if he did this, he would really have it made in life and would never have to worry again. Jesus said God called this man a fool. He was a fool because he had been so focused on the accumulation of things he missed what life is really all about.