Covetousness and envy can be greatly demonstrated by comparison with the opposite. God has commanded us to love one another, to seek to build each other up, and to not seek after our own welfare, but the welfare of others.
"Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof." 1st Corinthians 10:24-26
This passage brings out some great concepts. There in the opening line Paul admonishes us to not seek after our own interests, but rather to seek after the interests of others. Then he states that the earth is God's. So can we really feel justified in enriching ourselves while our fellow man is struggling? Can we really feel that we are acting rightly when we know that the earth is not ours but God's?
God has instructed us to be stewards of the earth He has placed us on. He asks that we take care of His creation. He has asked that we learn to care for others. How can we do that if we are too consumed in caring for our own interests? The commandment not to covet is a commandment to be unselfish. In order to take part in God's glory we must become like Him.
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