I was reading G. Campbell Morgan this morning about the "Unjust servant, the "Ten Virgins," and "The Talents."

After a lengthy commentary he summarized with this --- 

  "It is important that we keep these three parables in connection with each other. They reveal the threefold responsibility of the Church.

  First, communal responsibility, right behavior among its members, the ending of all malice and unkindness; - to use the figure - beating one another. 

Then the personal responsibility, that we have far more than a name, far more than a torch, far more than a wick which can be dim, if it has become encrusted. We must have oil that keeps the light burning. 

Finally, imperial responsibility, our responsibility for the goods of the Lord, for the enterprises of Christ in the world. 

In each case the responsibility is defined by our relationship with Him. True to Him, the household is always at peace. Waiting for Him, the lamps are always burning. Working for Him, the Kingdom is hastened, and the glory is brought to His name.