Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? Luke 16:10-11
“Possession are a responsibility. Their use is a test of character, values and stewardship. The one who is faithful in little is also faithful in much. So also the other way around…Handling wealth is a preparatory lesson for other responsibilities before God.”
Darrell Bock in Luke (The new IVP New Testament Commentary Series; Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1994) 266-267.