How Close to Socialism Does the Church have to Get?

Realizing this is probably close to socialism, what if the story in Luke and the rich man building larger barns read something like this:

Luke 12:16-21

"The investments of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for my bank account exceeds the FDIC insured amount?' And he said, 'I will withdraw my money and invest in Mutual Funds. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample money laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."

We justify what we do by saying we can lay up treasure on earth AND be rich toward God but can we?

Paul told Timothy 1 Tim. 6:17-19 "As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life."

If we share can we still be rich? Can we keep for ourselves whatever amount it takes to be considered rich and still be rich toward God?

Concerning church funds the preacher is an example only because he is on the payroll. Can a group of Christians take money contributed to the work of the congregation and set it aside for the sole purpose of permitting the preacher to not have to work? Thus helping the preacher to set his hopes on the uncertainty of riches? Which as you see is contrary to what Paul told Timothy?

This occurred to me when a friend told me he sees a woman where he buys a paper every day who he believes is living in her car. Some of the people I work with at Dollywood live in a camp ground where a family of 4 is living. The parents sleep in a van and the children sleep in a tent and congregations of the church of Christ are setting aside money so their preacher will eventually not have to work or so the congregation can have a more comfortable building or so they can have a nice Christmas Party or so they can travel to a foreign country and teach VBS to those children. Has the church lost our focus? While the church universal is doing this so are the individual members setting aside money so we will not have to work; so we can set our hopes in the uncertainty of riches.

Are we unwilling to place our future in God's hands? Who among us is living by faith? Can we be rich towards God?