God does want us to pursue enough material wealth to take care of our own, at the very least. We are to provide for our families, when we call ourselves Christian. Anyone who does not pay their bills and manage their money have some kind of character and spiritual deficiency. We are to be good steward of our finances. God says so. I have noticed that those who cannot manage their finances have extreme spiritual problems. The Bible illustrates time after time that those who cannot handle their sexual and financial lives are in deep spiritual trouble, not to mention the emotional, financial and physical troubles.
God wants us to be holy-----that means whole. Having enough finances to take care of ourselves and our loves ones is absolutely one of the foremost signs of spiritual health.