Wanting the benefits that Jesus brings without necessarily wanting the relationship that goes with them. You can’t buy God’s Spirit, not even with your goodness.
Barnabas is known for his encouragement. Sometimes we find that encouragement in unlikely people; sometimes we can be that unlikely encouragement to others.
Theme: They didn’t see abundance, they saw limits. So they pretended to share but didn’t. The key to life is blessings flow in and blessings flow out; the key to stagnation is blessings flow in but they don’t flow out.