Humans are a social animal - we live in colonies like ants or beavers. Like all social animals the approbation of our peers is necessary to our well-being almost as much as clean water or access to food. (A human living in total isolation would have a very poor quality of life - if he managed to survive at all).
So power - in the sense of approbation from others - is a primary need for humans.
In practice power also brings access to opportunities to reproduce (especially for males) and directly improves the quality of life (by conferring access to better food and living conditions).
In most societies the prime indicator of power is money: since money is really only the ability to make other people do what you want them to.
(The point is explained in detail in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe).
It is OK for Christians to have more money than others, but should not develop a love of money. Money should not be more important than Christ because that would be considered idolatry, which is a sin. And if you have power than you should use it to spread the love of Christ.
Of course money is more important. Just look at the world we live in today. Money can buy you anything you want including: power, respect, and love. Without money a human is nothing and is worth nothing to his community.
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it was important for him because he was fighting with the pope for power/money
Money, power and acceptance. Not getting lost was pretty important as well.
economic power is more important because without an economic power we would have a military power.
money illusion is more of adding the priority to the face value of money than the purchasing power of money.
it's not. money is more important than everything. it can buy you bacon
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it was important for him because he was fighting with the pope for power/money
It means that in today's world money is more important than relations in man's life! “Nothing but Money, Is sweeter than Honey.”
It is important to save money before marrige because than if a problem comes then you can use the money for your kids or wife.