Luke 12:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Take no thought— Be not solicitous. Our Lord, having delivered the parable of the rich glutton, proceeded in the charge: and because a hurry of business is often a great enemy to religious dispositions, he cautioned his disciples against anxious cares about the world, from the consideration of God's providence, which is so extensively perfect, as to comprehend all his works, great and small, without exception. The caution to beware of covetousness, and the parable whereby he enforced that caution, was spoken to the contending covetous brothers, and to the multitude. This part of his discourse he directed to his disciple, founding it upon the caution and parable; as if he had said, "Since a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth; since plenty of goods and fruits is not capable of prolonging a man's life for a moment, you, my disciples, more especially ought, for that reason, to take no thought for the prolongation of your life, by anxiously laying up a store of provisions and of clothes, as if these could preserve life. No; you should consider that the life," &c. Luke 12:23. The sentiments in this and the following verses are great and sublime; the same with those contained in the sermon on the mount; Matthew 6:25; Matthew 6:34 which see.