What does god say about not using your talent?

In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), Jesus teaches about the importance of using our God-given gifts and abilities (talents) for his glory. In the parable, a wealthy master entrusts his servants with different amounts of money (talents) and expects them to invest it and multiply it. Two of the servants invest and grow their talents, but one buries his talent in the ground out of fear and laziness.

When the master returns, he commends the servants who invested and multiplied their talents, saying, "Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master" (Matthew 25:21, 23). However, he rebukes the servant who buried his talent, saying, "You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered, yet you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest" (Matthew 25:26-27).

Jesus concludes the parable by saying, "For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away" (Matthew 25:29). This teaching emphasizes that we should not bury our talents but use them to serve God and others, multiplying their impact and bringing glory to him.