It has virtually nothing to do with what we have or what we need. Coveting is a state of mind, not a state of the economy. What's more, coveting is not limited to material things. We may covet our neighbor's popularity. We may want her club membership, or covet the office she holds in the church.
Ministers covet bigger churches with bigger budgets.
Coveting has many faces. It's all a matter of vision. Coveting springs from poor spiritual vision. We covet, though, when we don't see enough. If I covet my neighbor's position of prominence, do I see how tiresome it may be to live a fishbowl of public attention.