What did Jesus want the servants to do with the talents in the Gospels?
Jesus did not want the servants to bury the talents at home. He wanted them to go out and increase what had been entrusted to them, so the deposit would earn dividends and interest rather than remain unused. This meant using the talent productively, not hiding it.
Les explains that the word translated "this good thing" in 2 Timothy 1:14 is the Greek word for "deposit." Timothy was told, "what I have deposited with you, keep it." When someone deposits something, he looks first for security and also expects dividend, interest, or a return. So Timothy was to keep the deposit and let it earn dividends and interest, not just sit on it. Les connects this directly to Jesus giving the talents in the Gospels: Jesus did not want the servants to go home and bury the talent; He wanted them to go out and increase. Les says the same admonition is good for all of us.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
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