I am taking an economic view of the Parable of the Talents as told in Matthew 25:14-30, and Luke 19:12-27.

It is most commonly understood that our work is handed to us from our Master - and that we have a responsibility to "improve upon" that which has been entrusted to us: our talents, abilities, and resources.  While this view tends to keep us engaged in our work, I believe it is only half the story.  The macro view of this story requires us to focus on the talents, or money, and it's purposes in regard to the "Lord" who has entrusted it to us. 

In order for an economy to be alive, funds must flow through it.  The Lord of the Talents is responsible for the Kingdom to move forward, and knows that funds, and people, must flow through the economy or Kingdom.  The side benefit of the parable, from the economic side, is that the individual also grows.  

The major event is what the Lord wants the Talents to do: He required them to be 'Occupied' until his return.  Occupy in this case means in business, to be working and flowing in the economy.  

Money only flows in two ways, or works in two ways; that is either in transactions of trade for value, or investment into capital production assets that create the ability for sales to occur and funds to flow that way.  Any other aspect of money is what I call sleeping money, which is waiting to be awakened for use.  

The good and faithful servant is the one who appropriately puts money to work.  The unwise and slothful servant is the one who buries money and keeps it from working. 

In our day, there is a common phrase for the amount of money that should be sleeping; that is generally understood as an Emergency Fund, or Rainy Day Fund.  That amount can be generally identified as no more than 6 months of household expenses.  Therefore, it is requested by the Kingdom or Economy we are working in to have all funds beyond this authorized sleeping portion, working, either in your own business, or others you have confidence in. 

There are those of us that attempt to fill the advisory role along the lines of the Fourth Law of Gold, as written in "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason. *Gold slippeth away from the man who invests it in business or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep.*