This chapter is called "Stewardship: God Gives" and it is the twelth chapter in this book. It starts out with a verse from 1 Peter 4:10 and it says "AS each has recieved a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
Even though Jesus was a poor carpenter he still paid his taxes and gave generously to the poor. Jesus was perfect, and traded his perfect righteousness for our sin and brokenness. He wasn't selfish and didn't believe that his possessions were his.
The book teaches that there are two ways to view life. One is a perspective of ownership, where a person believes that their life is their own and all of their possessions are theirs alone. The other way to view life is by stewardship, where a person believes their life and possessions belong to God, no themselves. A few facts that distinguish a steward are knowing that he or she fully belongs to the Lord. Another fact is that they believe everything belongs to the Lord. Stewards also look over all that God has entrusted to us faithfully.
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