Asking For Prosperity

Other than Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10) Can you give me scriptural evidence of anyone in the Word of God asking for financial prosperity?

Q. Other than Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10) Can you give me scriptural evidence of anyone in the Word of God asking for financial prosperity? From my understanding is it not God who chooses to bless us as long as we keep His statutes, commandments and if we seek His Kingdom and righteousness.

Prosperity is a by-product or benefit of a relationship with God not the center piece of it. I believe God wants us to ask Him for a humble heart. Look at King Solomon. He asked for wisdom! Every time we see someone getting blessed it is because God did the blessing because of His Love, not because the blessee made it a point to get blessed.

A. As Israel proved in biblical times and America has proven more recently, prosperity is the effect of a right relationship with God, not its purpose.

Jesus said to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and our other needs would be given us as well. (Matt. 6:33) He also said that He came so that we could have an abundant life. (John 10:10)

Americans are especially gullible about the so-called prosperity gospel because we think we deserve it even when we’re not doing our part, and that’s seeking His Kingdom and His righteousness. We also miss the point that the Bible promises us prosperity so that we can be generous, (2 Cor. 9:11) not so we can accumulate barns full of toys and live carnal lives of conspicuous consumption.