MOST PEOPLE CHASE OR MEASURE MATERIAL WEALTH — GOLD, SILVER, CASH, ASSETS — BECAUSE IT'S VISIBLE, COUNTABLE, FLAUNTABLE. But Royal Wealth And Controlling Wealth? That's Next Level. That’s legacy, power, influence — the kind of wealth that reshapes civilizations and echoes through time.
Let's have a look at a seriously deep and often-overlooked distinction between real wealth and mere wealth.
Diamonds Are Forever
1. Material Wealth = What You Have
Gold, jewels, property, cash
Can be stolen, taxed, inflated, lost
Fleeting unless protected by power or turned into legacy
Example: A king with treasures but no army or alliances can still be overthrown by a poorer rival with better control.
2. Royal Wealth = What You Are
Inherent in status, sovereignty, divine right (especially in ancient times)
It’s about being the source of others’ wealth
Your word becomes law, and you don’t pay taxes — taxes come to you
Example: Solomon, Pharaohs, Caesar. Their identity was their wealth. They didn’t just own gold — they minted it.
3. Controlling Wealth = What You Control
Access to trade, water, land, knowledge, ideas
It’s soft power, geopolitical power, and generational influence
People build their fortunes around you
Example: The Rothschilds funded kings. The Medici funded the Renaissance. Rockefeller reshaped American industry.
Real Power = Controlling the Flow
Solomon didn't just hoard gold — he controlled routes, alliances, vassal states, and trade ports.
He decided who got rich.
That’s why Queen of Sheba traveled to see him — not to strike a deal, but to witness that level of gravitational pull.
Wisdom as Wealth
Solomon’s real flex wasn’t even his riches. It was:
“Give me wisdom, that I may rule your people.”
Wisdom created structure, which created order, which attracted wealth.
Wealth was a byproduct of divinely rooted leadership — that’s the ancient blueprint of true royalty.
Final Thought
Material wealth buys things.
Royal wealth commands loyalty.
Controlling wealth shapes destinies.
Solomon, at his peak, was playing all three levels. That's why 3,000 years later, we're still talking about him.
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