The Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote an insightful story titled How Much Land Does a Man Need? This story beautifully illustrates the attitude and principles that the 10th commandment was written to address. It goes like this: A peasant who had never owned a piece of land was given 20 acres with which to do what he wanted. He was excited at first. Then he decided he needed more. A traveler came and told him of a region he could go where land was available at a cheaper rate. He sold his 20 acres and used that as a down payment on 200 acres in this new region. He was excited for a few days. However, he decided he would be happier if he had more land. This would bring happiness and satisfaction to him.

In this new region he met a chieftain who made him a remarkable proposition. He would se…