loving money

Hebrews 13:5-6

I dealt mostly with verse 4 in my previous post but there is a lot to explore in these two verses as well. Here, the author is focusing in on money, giving instructions not to love money. Again the exhortation is tied to the character of God. In this case, the audience does not need to love money because God is faithful, omniscient, immanent, good and sovereign. The author quotes two passages: Deuteronomy 31:6 talks about God's immanence, omniscient and faithfulness and Psalm 118:6-7 talks about God's goodness and sovereignty.
The argument the author is making is that the audience doesn't need to love money because they can trust the fact that God wants to provide for them (he is good), he knows what they need (he is omniscient and immanent) and he has the ability to provide for them (he is sovereign or omnipotent).
This is a good reminder for me. I need to be a good steward and faithful to God in the way that I use my money but, I should not stress about finances because of who God is. When I stress about finances it shows that I am casting doubt on God's character and that I am too focused on money. The author is exhorting us to keep money from being the center of our focus and to make sure that God is.