This parable and the one from Isaiah need to be applied beyond their original context. It is one thing for us to observe that those people went about their own business and ignored God's. We may even be upset that they took His gifts and assumed ownership of His property without so much as a nod to God. It is something else when we ask whether or not we are just like them. We are only tenants.
Some people never grow beyond being saved and secure in the faith to being a servant.
The biggest role God ever has in their lives is an occasional nod of recognition. Genuine service is out of the question. They accept His gift of life, but insist on maintaining ownership in how they live it. You have heard that you are either a missionary or a mission field. I don't think so.