Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
It’s like baseball if you don't touch first base all the other bases are unimportant and won’t count.
Second base is like money to us. It's the closest to 1st base because we equate it's importance with our desire for Christ. As if we get the money everything else will come.
Third is like our material gain. This base represent our cars our homes our possessions. Anything we feel we should have but not necessarily need.
And last, home base is our social status in life. Home base represents our sense of accomplishment. Things we have obtained and what we have done for ourselves. And normally this is complimented by the acceptance and approval of others. The praise one receives for stepping on the base.
There is nothing wrong with having money, cars/homes and wanting to make something of yourself in life. The problem comes in when these things come before Christ. When they do, you lose sight of truly what’s most important and truly the key to obtaining what we search for.
